TCM 30 Day Service
CMS requirements for TCM 30 day service consist of:
*Interactive contact (contact within 2 business days of discharge)
*Certain non-face-to-face services
*A face-to-face visit
Currently our group requires a 30 day phone call to fulfill the certain non-face-to-face service requirement. However, guidelines also state that this may not be required if it is determined that the non-face-to-face services are not medically indicated or needed.
My question is how do other practices fulfill this requirement and is there risk by not performing the 30 day follow-up non-face-to-face service?
*Interactive contact (contact within 2 business days of discharge)
*Certain non-face-to-face services
*A face-to-face visit
Currently our group requires a 30 day phone call to fulfill the certain non-face-to-face service requirement. However, guidelines also state that this may not be required if it is determined that the non-face-to-face services are not medically indicated or needed.
My question is how do other practices fulfill this requirement and is there risk by not performing the 30 day follow-up non-face-to-face service?
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Karyn Cardenas-Foray, CPC, CPMA ,CHCA, CEMC,CIMC,CSEMC
AHIMA ICD10 PROFICIENT
Government Reimbursement Analyst-Sharp Health Care
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