The following only applies if your physician or PT/OT practice is providing off-the-shelf back or knee braces.
Original Medicare patients who live in or travel to a competitive bidding area (CBA) and are prescribed off-the-shelf (OTS) back braces or OTS knee […]
We often receive questioned as to when a re-evaluation is necessary (and billable). Therapists are understandably uncertain as to when a re-evaluation can be billed because of conflicting terminology and confusion with “reassessment” requirements in PT and OT Acts.
To determine if and when a re […]
Questions and Answers
The following are questions
submitted in connection with the April 2 webinar titled “Getting Paid for PT/OT
Telehealth and E-Visits” with answers.
I am at a hospital-based outpatient therapy
clinic at a critical access hospital. Is there […]
March 2020
On
March 17, 2020, CMS issued guidance stating that Medicare will pay for PT/OT
e-visits. (This CMS guidance can be found at https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet.)
This
CMS guidance explains that there […]
Therapists will be required to start using new initial evaluation and re-evaluation codes on January 1, 2017. This webinar will provide you with the fundamental information you need to start using these new codes, including:
A detailed explanation of the three new initial evaluation codes for PT […]
Beginning January 1, 2017, CMS is replacing PQRS with the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). MIPS is intended to be a more flexible and comprehensive quality reporting system that also […]
The good news […]
While these devices can provide a convenient and efficient means of delivering […]
Article. Shultz R., et al. Unstable Surface Improves Quadriceps: Hamstrings Co-Contraction for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Strategies. Sports […]
Many orthopaedic groups are under the incorrect assumption that their physical and occupational therapists cannot accept referrals from outside physicians or that there is a limit on the percentage of patients that can come from outside referrals.
Your PT/OT clinic can accept referrals, including referrals of Medicare […]
