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The New Therapy Cap Exception Process & Documentation
Requirements:
What You NEED to Know
March 15, 2006
CDs of this event are available for purchase. Click
here to order.
Expert Speakers:
Gayle Lee, JD, has more than 10 years of experience working on
health care issues affecting the rehabilitation industry. Currently, Lee
serves as the director of regulatory affairs for the American Physical
Therapy Association (APTA). As the department's federal regulatory
expert, Lee has responsibility over the key areas of Medicare, Medicaid,
HIPAA, and CHAMPUS, among others. She specifically works on regulations
that affect physical therapists that practice in skilled nursing
facilities, home health agencies, rehabilitation hospitals/units,
comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, rehabilitation
agencies, and private practice settings. Lee also has worked at the
American Rehabilitation Association, where she was assistant counsel and
policy coordinator.
Stephen M Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, is the founder of the Health
Care Resource Institute, LLC, (HCRI), an independent consulting firm
focusing on practice management and reimbursement strategies in the
outpatient rehabilitation setting. Prior to development of HCRI, he was
involved in operation and ownership of a private practice in Maryland
for 18 years. Levine has worked extensively with federal investigative
and law enforcement agencies in the areas of fraud, abuse, medical
necessity, overutilization, and medical policy review. As the former
national APTA appointee to the AMA's Health Care Professionals Advisory
Committee of the Relative Value Update Committee (RUC), Levine is
considered one of the foremost experts on development and implementation
of RBRVS under Medicare.
Original Audio Conference Description:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced
details on its new exception process for Medicare beneficiaries needing
care above the $1,740 therapy caps and on new documentation
requirements. Find out more about what these new regulations will mean
to you and your patients during a live audio conference March 15 from 2
pm to 4 pm EST.
Join expert outpatient physical therapy practice management and
reimbursement consultant Steve Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, and Gayle Lee,
APTA regulatory affairs director, as they discuss the new process and
cover important new documentation guidelines during this LIVE audio
call. Then ask the experts your questions during a Q&A session
following the overview.
Upon completion of this LIVE audio call, you will be able to:
- Determine which patients may qualify for an exception to the therapy
cap.
- Identify how to apply for an exception.
- Adapt your practice to ensure that the correct information is
included in your medical record when seeking an exception.
- Identify the steps to take if an exception is denied.
- Comply with the new documentation requirements issued by
Medicare.
- Share this valuable information with your patients and your
colleagues.
- And 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.
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