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Therapy Caps, New PT & OT CPT Codes and More- 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Highlights

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA December 1, 2016October 26, 2023 Reading Time: 7 minutes

What is changing for Medicare Part B services in the skilled nursing facility setting effective January 1st, 2017? On Wednesday, November 2,…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA November 10, 2016April 6, 2021 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Remember last year when CMS reported they would implement a new MDS-focused survey inspection nationwide? This type of survey was to be…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA October 1, 2016March 10, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Seniors and Opioid Use 1 in 3 Medicare patients is prescribed an opioid for pain management. Holy cow! These are some pretty…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA September 1, 2016November 29, 2016 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Change is no longer a “shocker” in the therapy world. So the news of more upcoming changes should be taken in stride by…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA July 16, 2016March 10, 2018 Reading Time: 8 minutes

Have “G-Codes” made their way into the SNF MDS? Read on and see what you think! The new collection of “function-based” data…