Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services continue to be on the audit radar for various Medicare Administrative Contractors and private insurance carriers’ medical review entities. This webinar will review the necessary components of documentation for the initial evaluation and reevaluation that will help you document the key points in supporting medical necessity and the skilled nature of physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.
At the completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- Describe and implement the necessary components of an initial evaluation to support the need for skilled
therapy services
- Explain the importance of documenting prior and current level of function
- Discuss the importance of documenting comorbidities and how they may impact your therapy plan of care
- Name the required elements for a plan of care for Medicare and private insurance carriers
- Identify the 4 questions a goal should answer and be able to develop and write short-term and long-term
function-based goals based on the patient’s impairments and functional deficits
- List 3 reasons when a reevaluation is appropriate to perform on a patient and bill to an insurance carrier
Rick Gawenda, P.T., graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Gawenda is currently the President and founder of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc. and Director of Finances for Kinetix Advanced Physical Therapy Inc., a private practice located in southern California. He has provided valuable education and consulting to hospitals, rehabilitation agencies, private practices, nursing homes, and his peers in the areas of CPT and ICD-10 coding, billing, documentation, reimbursement, and compliance as it pertains to outpatient therapy services as well as denial management and the appeals process for Medicare denied claims. Mr. Gawenda’s website, www.gawendaseminars.com, provides a valuable source of information on rehabilitation rules and regulations, coding, documentation, and reimbursement.
Mr. Gawenda is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and Michigan Physical Therapy Association (MPTA). Mr. Gawenda is the Past President of the Section on Health Policy & Administration of the APTA as well as Past President of the Michigan Association of Medical Rehabilitation Program Administrators.
Mr. Gawenda is also the author of “The How-To Manual for Rehab Documentation: A Complete Guide to Increasing Reimbursement and Reducing Denials” and “Coding and Billing For Outpatient Rehab Made Easy: Proper Use of CPT Codes, ICD-9 Codes and Modifiers”.
Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Office Managers, Compliance Officers, Auditors, Nursing Home Administrators, and Hospital Administrators and Directors responsible for therapy departments.
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 references.
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.
Time: Approximately 2 hours (including Q&A time recorded)
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.
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- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox 2.5+, Safari, or Chrome
- 1024 x 768 screen resolution
- Stable Internet connection, DSL or above
- Wired Internet connection; wireless is not recommended
- Flash Player 9 or higher
- Disable pop-up blockers
- Computer speakers for participants
Note: Android Smart Phones (i.e. iPhone) are not compatible.
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