by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance
As you probably already know, there is a Medicare Part B “Hard Cap” that went into effect 1/1/18 because Congress didn’t act to extend the exceptions process nor did they repeal the therapy caps altogether. As a result, residents receiving Part B therapy in 2018 will...
by Gina Elkins | Monday, December 4, 2017 | Clinical, Compliance, Uncategorized
Therapists will be seeing some changes in CPT codes. These changes are outlined below. ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS: The CPT Editorial Panel revised the set of codes physical and occupational therapists use to report orthotic and prosthetic interventions by...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, November 8, 2017 | Compliance, Featured
Compliance — it is every provider and employee’s responsibility! So what exactly is a Compliance Program? A compliance program is a system of policies, procedures and processes developed by a provider to ensure observance with and conformity to all applicable...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | Compliance
What rhymes with “PUF”? Bluff, cuff, gruff, rough, stuff, snuff, tough to name a few. How does rhyming a word relate to therapy compliance? When you read the title, and read the word “PUF”, ‘puff’ is probably what came to mind. I didn’t’ spell it wrong. The word “PUF”...
by Gina Elkins | Friday, September 22, 2017 | Compliance
Accountability is not only holding staff responsible for following the established policies and protocols in your organization, it can also stretch into responsibility to speak out when processes are no longer efficient. Successful organizations hold their employees...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Compliance
MUE What Does That Stand For? We live in a world full of acronyms. LOL, BRB, COT, MDS, ADL, PUF, PEPPER, and the list goes on! So, what does MUE stand for? Medically Unlikely Edits What does this mean? CMS developed MUEs to decrease the paid claims error rate...
