HCFA Heightens Review Process of Partial Hospitalization Claims

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Industry News

Community mental health centers delivering Medicare partial hospitalization services are coming under even closer scrutiny by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). According to the September 16, 1999, issue of Managed Behavioral Health News, some observers warn that new pressures could push even more centers out of the partial hospitalization services market. For the last year, HCFA has been searching for partial hospitalization fraud, and two reports from the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General have intensified . . .