The Noridian Provider Outreach and Education (POE) staff is hosting the Outpatient Therapy Services webinar on October 30, 2019 at 11 a.m. CT. This event includes: Overview What is a Certification Documentation Signatures Timed Codes Common errors Resources To sign up for this webinar or other events of interest, visit the Noridian Schedule of Events.

Lately, I have been receiving questions regarding what must a therapist or an assistant document in regards to time for patients receiving outpatient therapy services under Medicare Part B. Does the Medicare program require time in and time out? Does the Medicare program require we document the minutes spent on each individual CPT code. In this article, I will answer what the Medicare program does and does not require in terms of documentation of time for each therapy visit as well as Medicare Advantage plans, Medicaid, private/commercial insurance carriers and workers compensation carriers. For outpatient therapy services provided under Medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new booklet where they describe common outpatient rehabilitation therapy services Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program errors, how the CMS calculates improper payment rates, the necessary documentation to support billed Medicare claims, and managing potential overpayments. Some of the more common CERT errors include: