From 2011-2023, physical rehabilitation reimbursement declined 40.0%. Physical rehabilitation has become a low margin industry. Organizations who achieve and maintain solid profit margins will understand the Key Performance Indicators that drive their revenue cycle. Going forward, Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) will have a profound impact your organization’s bottom line.
In this online course, you will learn what RCM Key Performance Indicators are important, how to track them, how often to track them, their impact on your bottom, whether outsourcing or keeping your RCM in-house is the better option, how to overcome common RCM challenges, how intake and front office workflow impact your RCM, and how payer mix impacts RCM. This session will cover RCM across the physical rehabilitation continuum. Participants will leave the session with practical ways to improve their organization’s RCM and bottom line.
At the conclusion of this we online course, participants will be able to:
- Identify what Key Performance Indictors drive your organization’s Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)
- Understand how to maximize essential RCM Key Performance Indicators and how they impact the bottom line
- Discover practical strategies to overcome typical RCM challenges
- Learn proven techniques increase to the bottom line through rethinking RCM workflows
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. 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, https://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, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, speech-language pathologists, private practice owners and practice administrators, office managers at private practices, as well as directors, managers, supervisors, and compliance officers 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 online conference, you’ll also receive a handout (in PDF format) that will include related references.
This course 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 course 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 online conference. We provide no additional information for CEU approval.
This online course was approximately 1.5 hours (including Q&A).
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.
Venue system requirements:
- 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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*** This COURSE RECORDING and HANDOUTS is not to be distributed outside of your organization. If you have a larger organization and have multiple locations, then please contact us here for pricing.
