The financial burden of Medicare documentation in home care.
The Health Care Financing Administration 485/486 forms constitute the greatest paperwork burden for most agencies. This article suggests a method for analysis of the amount of resources consumed in the 485/486 process and estimates labor costs incurred to produce these documents.
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Family Home Care, Spokane, WA.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004282:Documentation / Q000191:economics; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States