Complying with Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Documentation Requirements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided updated guidance regarding the use of a physician referral as the initial certification. To access this updated guidance, click
Can a Physician Order Serve as the Initial Certification?
There is confusion as to whether or not a physician order can serve as the initial plan of care for an original Medicare beneficiary receiving outpatient therapy. In this article, I will answer the following questions:
2026 Documentation for Everything after the Initial Evaluation for PT, OT, & SLP
This 2-hour online course will assist physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and speech-language pathologists in understanding the required elements of documentation for a progress report, daily note, discharge report for all insurance carriers plus the Medicare Part B certification and recertification requirements.
Understanding Reevaluations, Progress Reports, Discharge Reports, and Medicare Certifications and Recertifications
This online course will teach participants what documentation is required in a reevaluation, progress report, and discharge report, when you can bill a reevaluation, the 2025 Medicare Part B certification and recertification requirements, and how one note can serve as a reevaluation, progress report, and a recertification.
Physicians Certifying an Outpatient Therapy Plan of Care
In this article, I will answer the following questions regarding physicians and nonphysician practitioners certifying and recertifying an outpatient therapy plan of care:
Do Medicare Advantage Plans Require Signed Plans of Care?
QuestionI know traditional Medicare requires a dated signature of the physician or nonphysician practitioner (NPP) whom the Medicare beneficiary is under their care while receiving outpatient physical, occupational and/or speech therapy services. Does this same requirement apply to Medicare Advantage plans whose beneficiaries are receiving outpatient physical, occupational and/or speech therapy services? Answer
2023 Documentation for Everything after the Initial Evaluation for PT, OT, & SLP
This 2-hour webinar will assist physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and speech-language pathologists in understanding the required elements of documentation for a progress report, daily note, discharge report for all insurance carriers plus the Medicare Part B certification and recertification requirements.
Can a Resident Certify a Therapy Plan of Care
QuestionCan a resident physician certify and recertify a plan of care for outpatient therapy services under the Medicare program? Answer If you have other questions about Medicare Part B and outpatient therapy plans of care, click HERE. If you have questions about Medicare Part B outpatient therapy certifications and recertifications, click Here.