title: Patient advocacy: one agency's positive results with the administrative law judge process.
abstract: The Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc., is a progressive, certified home health agency that is committed to providing a broad range of specialized high-quality care services. To assist in meeting this goal, the Visiting Nurse Service has developed a Network of Support to maximize the patients' access to Medicare home care benefits. This commitment as a patient advocate follows through to the process of dealing with Medicare denials up to the level of the Administrative Law Judge.
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authors.lastname: Kimaid
authors.forename: K M
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authors.lastname: Votava
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authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States