by David Harris | Apr 15, 2021 | Outpatient Therapy Compliance, Uncategorized
Per the APTA’s News Release on April 14, 2021: Congress Passes the Suspension of the Sequester Cut Through 2021. The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the relief, which is expected to be signed into law by President Biden in the coming days....
by Mary Daulong PT, CHC, CHP | Feb 9, 2021 | Outpatient Therapy Compliance
The adage, “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy,” is a very transferable truism and certainly can apply to working with health care auditors. Just imagine if your job were to review clinical and billing records all day long, five days a week. Can you envision the...
by David Harris | Jan 18, 2021 | Outpatient Therapy Compliance, Physical Therapy HR
Question: Does the telecommunication waiver for off-site (virtual) supervision of assistants apply to physical and occupational therapy private practices? Answer: Yes, virtual supervision of PTAs and OTAs absolutely applies to both physical and occupational therapy...
by David Harris | Jan 6, 2021 | Outpatient Therapy Compliance
We cannot be certain, nor have we been promised, that Medicare Administrative Contractors will have the COVID-19 Relief Package with the new Physician Fee Schedule changes for therapy providers (~9% reduced to 3.6%) loaded in their systems to properly adjudicate...
by Alicia Mahoney, President | Oct 20, 2020 | Outpatient Therapy Compliance
There were a number of declarations at the end of each of the SBA loan applications that deal with compliance with various federal law such as civil rights laws, OSHA, HIPAA, etc.. Are you at risk for an Audit because you received an SBA loan or Federal Funds? When...
by bcmsmarketing | Sep 4, 2020 | Outpatient Therapy Compliance
The legislation prevents proposed steep cuts to Medicare in 2021 by providing a one-time exemption from budget neutrality rules. That’s important, because CMS is citing those constraints as the reason it’s planning on cutting payment for more than three...
