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Medicare 2009: What's New for Physical Therapy
December 11, 2008
CDs of this event are available for purchase. Click here to order.
Expert Speakers:
Gayle R Lee, JD, has more than 10 years of experience working
on health care issues that affect the rehabilitation industry. Lee is
the director of federal payment policy and advocacy for the American
Physical Therapy Association. As the department's federal payment policy
expert, Lee is primarily responsible for issues involving Medicare,
Medicaid, HIPAA, and CHAMPUS. She specifically works on regulations that
affect physical therapists practicing in skilled nursing facilities,
home health agencies, rehabilitation hospitals/units, comprehensive
outpatient rehabilitation facilities, rehabilitation agencies, and
private practice settings. She also has worked at the American
Rehabilitation Association, where she was assistant counsel and policy
coordinator.
Rhea Cohn, PT, DPT, a physical therapist with more than 30
years experience, has worked extensively on coding and payment policy
issues impacting rehabilitation. She has worked in a variety of clinical
settings including acute care hospitals, outpatient and inpatient
rehabilitation settings. Following her clinical work, she spent four
years as a Utilization Management Coordinator at a major mid-Atlantic
managed care organization. Cohn spent over 12 years at the American
Physical Therapy Association (APTA) building relationships with payers,
functioning as the staff advisor to the AMA CPT Editorial Panel,
representing APTA on the NCQA non-physician advisory committee,
commenting on private and public payment policies and developing
educational initiatives for members and external stakeholders. At the
time of her departure, she was the Director of Private Payment Policy
and Advocacy. Currently, Rhea is the Director of Workers Compensation
Business Operations at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in
Washington, DC.
Original Audio Conference Description:
Changes to the Medicare program, which go into effect in 2009, can
have a significant impact on physical therapist practice and payment for
outpatient therapy services. Find out the latest information on the new
2009 Medicare fee schedule payment rates, the therapy cap, the physician
quality reporting initiative (PQRI), the recovery audit contractor
program, and more.
Coding and payment policy expert Rhea Cohn, PT, DPT, joins Gayle Lee,
JD, APTA's Director of Federal Payment Policy, to provide critical
information about Medicare's new rules affecting coverage and payment
for physical therapy services in 2009. During a Q&A session
following the overview, participants may ask questions directly to the
experts.
Upon completion of the audio conference, you will be able to:
- Identify the new therapy cap amount for 2009.
- Determine the impact on your practice of CMS's changes to the
physician fee schedule.
- Comply with new rules regarding provider enrollment.
- Adapt your practice to participate in the physician quality
reporting initiative (PQRI).
- Cite the latest government activities regarding the therapy cap and
the recovery audit contractor program.
- And much more!
Continuing Education Units: Each registered participant will
receive a Certificate of Attendance to earn .2 CEU or 2 contact hours
after successful completion of a test with a score of 70% or better.
[Last updated: 03/27/09 | Contact: advocacy@apta.org]
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