RehabCare Since the requirement to include G-codes and severity/complexity modifiers to indicate a patient’s functional status on all therapy claims began on July 1, 2013, there has been confusion among providers. In a recent McKnight’s Long Term Care News column, Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L, addressed the three m

Margaret Schmidt Speech-language pathologist Stacy Leidholt uses iPads during a therapy session. Although the majority of RehabCare’s patients are adults, RehabCare has experience and can offer pediatric rehabilitation at any of our facilities. One of RehabCare’s sites, Therapy Connections for Kids, ha

Earlier this year, on May 2, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare reimbursement system as well as regulatory changes for fiscal year 2014.

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Creation Act of 2012 contained several provisions specifically focusing on outpatient rehabilitative therapies, including the Medical Manual Review trigger at $3,700 and the establishment of new “G Codes.”

Barbara Wallace Kristina Pekovic, at the end of the bed, is a recent PTA Clinical Affiliation student who completed her in-service on joint mobility with RehabCare at Kindred Hospital – Indianapolis. Also pictured are Jeff Paris (Kristina’s supervisor on the mat), Duane Alexander (rehab tech), Corey Rheinh

Margaret Schmidt Shelly Mesure, owner of national rehabilitation management consultancy “A Mesured Solution, Inc.,” recently identified ten common errors in rehab documentation that can delay payment for therapy services. In her “Rehab Realities” column for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News , Mesure suggested that

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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently delivered its annual report to Congress on Medicare Payment Policy and provided testimony before the House Ways and Means Health subcommittee.

April 1, 2013 will bring with it the application of the 2% Medicare Sequester and the increase of the Multiple Payment Procedure Reduction (MPPR) percentage to 50% on the practice expense (PE) component of subsequent CPT codes for outpatient therapies.

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