by David Harris | Apr 15, 2021 | physical 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 bcmsmarketing | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today announced a new value-based payment model for rural healthcare providers. The Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model ties payment to value, increases choice and lowers costs for patients, CMS...
by David Harris | Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have received a number of questions regarding which benefit categories HCPCS codes G2061 through G2063 fall under. In the March 31st COVID-19 IFC (85 FR 19244-19245) we established on an interim basis for the duration of the PHE for the COVID-19 pandemic that these...
by David Harris | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently handed out a $1.O4M penalty to Lifespan for a stolen laptop that was unencrypted. In this instance an employee had a work laptop stolen out of their car. Key violations that incurred the penalties included the following:...