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...
by Gina Elkins | Thursday, August 15, 2013 | Compliance
CMS is targeting outpatient therapy providers that stopped therapy services just under the therapy cap. More than 350 therapy providers will receive letters from CMS’ review contractor, Strategic Health Solutions to review claims from August 2012 through March...
by Gina Elkins | Friday, August 9, 2013 | Compliance
Are you sick and tired of me talking about changes that aren’t going to happen for a while? If you recall, I was blogging about G-Codes and Severity Modifiers seven months before it was even mandatory. But if you know me, you will know that I am a planner. ...
by Gina Elkins | Friday, July 26, 2013 | Compliance
What is the definition of progress? According to ‘The Free Dictionary by Farlex” online, the definition of the word ‘Progress’ as a noun is: Movement, as toward a goal; advance Development of growth Steady improvement A ceremonial journey made...
by Gina Elkins | Friday, July 12, 2013 | Compliance
There has been a lot of chatter in the industry about the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report regarding the quarter 4, 2012 manual medical review process. According to the GAO, CMS did not provide therapy contractors timely guidance which ultimately...
