Audio Conferences
Audio Conferences
Documentation to Support Skilled PT, OT, and Speech Therapy Services: Prove Medical Necessity with Accurate Documentation Part 2
This 2 hour audio conference will thoroughly review Medicare Part B and other 3rd party payer documentation rules, regulations, and guidelines for Progress Reports, Daily Notes, and Discharge Summaries. This audio conference is also applicable to Progress Reports, Daily Notes, and Discharge Summaries provided in the following settings: Inpatient Rehab Facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities Part A reimbursed under PPS, and Home Health. In addition, the audio conference will review Medicare certification and re-certification for outpatient therapy services.
Agenda:
- Reasonable and necessary criteria for skilled therapy services
- Differentiate between covered and non-covered services
- Identify at least three criteria for skilled therapy services
- Necessary components of documentation to support skilled therapy services for reimbursement
- Progress reports
- Treatment and daily notes
- Discharge reports
- Definitions and requirements for the certification/recertification process
- Timely certification and recertification
- Validity of initial certification
- Requirements of a certification and recertification
- Live Q&A
Learning Objectives:
- Define and understand what constitutes skilled therapy
- Differentiate between documenting medical necessity and supporting services rendered/billed
- Identify required content and time frame for completion of progress reports under Medicare
- Identify required content for daily documentation and discharge summaries
- Describe the certification and recertification requirements under Medicare Part B outpatient therapy services
Comprehension of Rehabilitation CPT Coding
Understanding CCI Edits and Medicare's "8-Minute Rule"
