Palmetto GBA provided a webinar on April 24, 2018 on skilled nursing facility (SNF) consolidated billing. The material presented in the webinar was current as of April 1, 2018. Any changes or new information superseding this webcast is provided in articles with publication dates after 4/1/2018 on the Palmetto GBA website. The agenda for the webinar included: SNF Coverage SNF Consolidated Billing (CB) MDS Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) Documentation Medical Review Common Errors To access the handout, log into your account or become a Gold Member and click  

First Coast Service Options will be hosting a webcast on May 29, 2018 exclusively for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) to educate them on the admission documentation requirements necessary for a stay to be considered reasonable and necessary by reviewing the preadmission screening, post-admission physician evaluation, overall plan of care, and admission order. For additional information and to register, click HERE.

Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS) has several upcoming in-person seminars or webinars applicable to physical, occupational and speech therapy services. Topics include the following: Effective Medicare Documentation for Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services SNF Consolidated Billing – A Collaborative Effort Between WPS and CGS Home Health Billing and Documentation Requirements For the complete list and to register, click HERE.

Noridian Healthcare Solutions will host a webinar on April 17, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Central Time. This session includes: Billing Requirements Claim Adjustments Leave of Absence (LOA) Medicare Advantage (MA) residents Medical Review and CERT Common Errors To sign up for the webinar, click HERE.

First Coast Service Options, Medicare Administrative Contractor for the State of Florida as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has posted updated Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) topics. To no surprise, the list includes inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities and outpatient therapy providers. Topic list below includes service specific TPE reviews as they pertain to therapy services in various settings:    

Palmetto GBA will be providing an informative Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing webcast on April 25, 2018 at 10 am ET!  This webcast is designed to provide an overview of SNF Coverage, SNF Consolidated Billing (CB), MDS Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs), claim submission, and documentation. To register for the 1 hour webcast, click HERE.

Palmetto GBA, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, has updated their physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy local coverage determinations (LCDs) for nonprivate practices in the above mentioned states. To access the revised LCDs, click HERE.

First Coast Service Options has published a future local coverage determination (LCD) for wound care for providers in the state of Florida. The effective date for the new LCD is for dates of service on or after December 7, 2017. This LCD will also apply to Medicare providers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. To access the LCD, click