Has your home health patient seen their physician recently?
Medicare mandates that a physician has a face-to-face encounter with their patient before or after the start of care. Review the essential time points for the home health face-to-face in the diagram.
Remember these two numbers: 90 and 30
Question: Does Medicare allow a face-to-face to happen via telehealth?
Additional Reading: Info about Face-to-Face from CMS