Palmetto Launches Prepayment Probe Review of Routine Home Care in Home, ALF, NF, and SNF Sites of Care

In late March, Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Home Health and Hospice Palmetto GBA (Jurisdiction JM) announced that it has begun a pre-payment service-specific probe medical review on Hospice claims for Routine Home Care (RHC) Services provided in four locations: patient’s home (Q5001), assisted living facility (Q5002), long-term/non-skilled nursing facility (Q5003), and skilled nursing facility…