Category Archives: Physicians

PECOS Verified Date added to Doctors Setup

Available on version 4581 we have added a PECOS Verified Date to the Doctors system setup screen.  We have also added the PECOS Verified Date to the Physicians Listing and given you an option on that report to run it … Continue reading

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Hospice – Certifying Physician Requirement

Medicare Hospice claims and notices of election require that the certifying physician appear in field 79 on a UB04 in addition to the attending physician which appears in field 76.  Changes have been made in HHC3000 to accommodate this requirement.  … Continue reading

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New Physician / Patient Face-to-Face Encounter Requirement

It has been brought to our attention that under the new health care reform law, under section 6407, home health agencies will be responsible for assuring that physicians or other practitioners who refer a patient for home health or hospice … Continue reading

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Physician Orders – New Types of Orders / Cert Period Dates

On the Physician Orders screen we added two new types of orders; Hospice Recertification and Hospice IDT Activity.  In addition we added the Certification Dates.

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