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Reimbursement Guidelines June 6, 2008 9:32 AM by Tim Banish: Medicare has some very specific rules that we all have to follow in regards to performing treatments and submitting the billing for time spent with patients. Ever since the advent of PPS there have been many different definitions, or ways people try to Read More...
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LTC Goals- Therapeutic or not? January 17, 2008 10:38 AM by Tim Banish: Over the holiday week I filled in for a couple of local SNF's. I have to say, several of the patients I was scheduled to see had goals that were not what I consider therapeutic. I'm not sure if this comes from poorly trained OTs, or if these were generic Read More...
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The Billing Headache January 10, 2008 10:38 AM by Tim Banish: Do you struggle with trying to understand how the system works? So do I actually, but what I'm really referring to here is the world of billing for therapy. What's the difference in how patients are billed? This can be a confusing area for many when it Read More...
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Working around the Holidays December 20, 2007 7:55 PM by Tim Banish: Now that we're into the holiday season, how are your working hours affected? Most of us have to work weekends or longer hours to make up for a holiday that falls in the middle of the week, right? This was not the case prior to PPS, as Medicare recognized Read More...
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