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CMS Updates for 5010 and ICD-10 Implementation
April 26, 2012
Categories: News
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced extensions to implementation for the 5010 and ICD-10 initiatives. These extensions will allow providers a little extra time in preparing their billing operation for compliance. There have been a few extensions for the 5010 standards as it was originally expected to be implemented at the beginning of 2012. This deadline was then extended to April 1. The penalty-free phase has now been extended once more through July 1 to accommodate... Read More
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Hospital Conditions of Participation for Rehabilitation Services
April 3, 2012
Categories: News
NOTE: for those hospitals that have their OP therapy departments certified as CORFs or Rehab Agencies, these Conditions DO NOT apply, as the CORF or RA Conditions apply. On November 18, 2011 CMS issued Transmittal 72 to the State Operations Manual (SOM) clarifying the Hospital Conditions of Participation with respect to rehabilitation services (42 CFR 481.56(b). the bottom line is that all patients referred to outpatient therapy at the hospital’s outpatient department MUST have a referral from... Read More
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Therapy Caps Extension Coalition Press Statement 2.14.2012
April 3, 2012
Categories: News
Washington, DC – Advocating on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries who receive outpatient rehabilitation services every year, the Therapy Cap Coalition urged members of the Congressional Conference Committee to show their love to seniors this Valentine’s Day by providing the longest possible exceptions extension for Medicare Part B therapy services in the Committee’s final agreement. “An arbitrary therapy cap on services without regard to clinical... Read More
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) made several payment recommendations that could affect rehab providers in private practices, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and home health agencies (HHA).
April 3, 2012
Categories: News
Washington, DC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) made several payment recommendations that could affect physical therapists in private practices and those working in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and for home health agencies (HHA). In its March report, MedPAC calls on Congress to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) and replace it with a 10-year path of statutory fee-schedule updates. This path comprises a freeze in current payment levels for primary care and, for all other... Read More
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AAAASF Offers NARA Members 10% Discount on Annual Fees
April 3, 2012
Categories: News
AAAASF Offers NARA Members 10% Discount on Annual Fees AAAASF is improving the quality of patient care in physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology clinics by way of inspection and accreditation is the guiding light for establishing this program. Rehab clinics have been vastly under-served and a CMS Approved program for new and existing clinics has been unavailable until now. PT, OT and SLP rehabilitation clinics no longer have to wait months or years to get... Read More