by Mary Daulong PT, CHC, CHP | Feb 9, 2021 | physical 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 anmahoney | Feb 4, 2021 | physical therapy compliance
Compliance for Outpatient Therapy Providers … the requirement that private practitioners often put in the back of the closet. When regulators come to your door, do you want to be naked…i.e., without a Compliance Program in place, or do you want to be...
by David Harris | Jan 18, 2021 | physical 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 | physical 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 anmahoney | Oct 20, 2020 | physical 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 | physical 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...
