In my role as a consultant, speaker and presenter, one of my responsibilities is to provide my clients and participants with the correct information with references, when applicable, to successfully run their therapy practice or department while remaining compliant with Medicare and private insurance carrier rules and regulations. Over my past 19 years in my current role, I have received many “urban legend myth” questions that have been passed down that people think are true. The goal of this webinar is to dispel some of those myths. Some of the 20 or more myths that will be addressed in this webinar include:
- Therapy students can’t treat Medicare outpatients
- You can’t double book Medicare patient’s
- You can’t bill 2 CPT codes during the same 15-minute period
- You can’t bill more than 4 units per hour
- The definition of “requires direct one-on-one contact” applies only to Medicare
- Medicare requires an order to begin outpatient therapy services
- Medicare requires a re-evaluation every 10 visits
- Medicare doesn’t pay for maintenance therapy
- You must issue an ABN when a Medicare beneficiary exceeds the therapy threshold
- I can collect cash from a Medicare patient for covered therapy services
- Medicare Advantage plans follow Medicare rules and regulations
- Medicare does not pay for reevaluations same day you provide treatment
At the conclusion of this webinar presentation, participants will be able to:
- Identify the supervision requirements of a student treating a Medicare outpatient
- Describe how you can schedule Medicare and non-Medicare patient’s
- Recite what you can and can’t bill together during the same 15-minute time period
- Describe how you can bill more than 4 time-based units in an hour
- Define what the Medicare program does require for payment (order or plan of care)
- Identify the criteria for a re-evaluation to be billed to Medicare and private insurance carriers
- Recite when maintenance therapy is covered under the Medicare program
- List what services you can collect cash for from a Medicare beneficiary
- Understand the difference between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans
Physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, speech-language pathologists, private practice owners and practice administrators, billing companies, office managers at private practices, as well as compliance officers, risk managers, directors, managers, supervisors, and billers in skilled nursing facilities, hospital outpatient therapy departments, rehabilitation agencies, home health agencies, and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities.
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this webinar conference, you’ll also receive a handout (in PDF format) that will include related reference links.
Online Course – Computer and internet connection required. Participants will be provided a url link where they can log in and follow the presentation on their computer as the speaker provides the presentation. If your computer has speakers, you will be able to hear the audio portion through your computer speakers and will not require a phone connection. No phone lines will be available for this online course.
This webinar has not been submitted to any state board or national organization for CEU approval. A certificate of attendance will be available upon completion of the webinar for each participant and may be adequate for credit in some states; you will need to contact your state licensing regulatory body to determine whether or not credit will be granted for this webinar conference. We provide no additional information for CEU approval.
Register for the event on or before 12:45pm EDT on April 14, 2027.
When you register, you’ll receive a confirmation email that serves as your receipt. You will receive an email the day prior to the webinar that will provide you instructions on how to access the webinar, test your computer and download the handouts. If you register the day of the webinar, instructions are emailed every half hour beginning at 11:00am EST. Please make sure that your email system will accept messages from the webinar conference host: seminars@gawendaseminars.com. The easiest way to do this is to add this email address to the contacts list in your email software.
Gather your staff and listen to this webinar conference via your computer speakers or a speaker phone, follow along with the session handout on your computer, and participate in a live, interactive Question and Answer session.
PLEASE NOTE: ONE REGISTRATION PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE COMPUTER CONNECTION FOR THE WEBINAR CONFERENCE. You may pay for additional locations where indicated on the registration form.
There are no refunds for no shows or any other reasons once you register and payment is received. We are not responsible for organization firewalls or computer software issues that may interfere and/or prohibit your connection to the webinar portion of the presentation.
Playback link is NOT included with registration, but registrants have an option to purchase a playback link for $49.95 prior to completing online registration.
Playback link allows you to view and listen to the webinar live on your computer as many times as you would like and the playback link is emailed 72 business hours after the completion of the webinar.
If you know you will not listen live, you do not need to purchase the playback link for an additional $49.95.
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