Clinical Outcomes Part 3: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Therapy

8 years ago

It is becoming increasingly rare to pick up a journal or participate in an alternative payment model webinar that doesn’t…

Clinical Outcomes Part 2: Deciding What to Measure

8 years ago

This post is the second in a series aimed at the capture, reporting, and relevance of clinical outcomes in the…

Clinical Outcomes: Fad or Trend?

8 years ago

This post is the first in a series aimed at capturing, reporting, and the relevance of clinical outcomes in the…

CMS Updates the Manual Medical Review Process (Again)

8 years ago

On February 9th, 2016, CMS announced changes to the Manual Medical Review process for therapy claims above the $3,700 threshold.…

Medicare and PQRS Updates for 2016

8 years ago

As 2015 comes to a close, it isn’t too soon to start looking ahead to next year.  From a Medicare…

PQRS Informal Reviews, Feedback Reports, and Performance vs. Reporting Rates

8 years ago

As the PQRS informal review request deadline has now been extended through December 16th, many providers who received notification letters…

Deadline is Rapidly Approaching for Therapy Providers To Request Informal Review of PQRS Payment Adjustment

8 years ago

NOTE: The post below has been updated to reflect CMS's extension of the informal review request deadline through December 11th, 2015…

Final 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule and Implications for Therapy

8 years ago

CMS recently released the final 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule rule, the first rule issued since enactment of the Medicare…

Painting the Picture Through Therapy Daily Treatment Notes

9 years ago

As a follow-up to the previous blog post on therapy plans of care and Medicare certifications, I want to once…

Don’t Get Tripped Up by Therapy Plan of Care and Certification Requirements

9 years ago

One of the most common errors I see when reviewing therapists’ documentation is also one of the most easily rectified. …