by Gina Elkins | Thursday, October 3, 2013 | Compliance
My cousin was married a few weeks back and I am a people watcher. So, as you can imagine as I am watching people, something jumps out at me. While sitting at my assigned table at the reception, I had an awesome view of the beautifully decorated room where guests sat...
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, September 24, 2013 | Compliance
The Medicare Part B therapy cap exceptions process will expire December 31, 2013. IF CONGRESS DOESN’T ACT, PATIENTS WIL BE FACED WITH A HARD CAP FOR PART B THERAPY SERVICES IN 2014! Contact your members of Congress ASAP asking them to include a long term fix...
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, September 17, 2013 | Compliance
I bet you are wondering what April 10, 2014 is! If you guessed that April 10, 2014 is my birthday, you are not correct. Sorry, my zodiac sign is Leo, not Aries but thank you for thinking of me!! Actually, CMS has announced that April 10, 2014 is the...
by Gina Elkins | Friday, September 6, 2013 | Compliance
If you are hoping there will be another delay, think again! CMS has been clear: there will not be any more delays! The compliance date for implementation of ICD-10 is October 1, 2014. ICD-10 replaces ICD-9 diagnosis code set. ICD-10 will also be used to identify...
by Gina Elkins | Thursday, August 22, 2013 | Compliance
In the outpatient therapy world as well as the SNF therapy world, we have been used to change! We don’t wonder when there will be changes, we wonder what the changes will be! We are not in the land of Oz….we are in the land of CMS!! Rather...
