Billing & Documentation Compliance in Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy

This webinar will focus on the following topics:

• Purpose & Documentation of Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy
• Rehabilitation Documentation
• Medical Record Content
• Complicating Factors
• Maintenance Therapy
• Manual Therapy
• Manual Lymphatic Drainage
• Neuromuscular Re-education
• History of fall

Webinar Objectives 

• Understand the documentation requirements for meeting medical necessity
• Difference between rehabilitation & maintenance therapy
• What information is a “must” in the medical record?
• Understand documentation requirements for billing manual therapy
• Supporting complicating factors
• When patient has a history of falls
• Avoiding denials

Webinar Agenda 

• Many providers have seen increased denials, requests for records, reimbursement delays and other time- consuming efforts to obtain reimbursement
• Medicare & other payers have very specific requirements for therapy coverage
• Be clear about any coverage policies
• Prior authorization if payer mandates
• Adhere to payer specific deadlines & appeal processes
• Ensure your record, coding & charging are detailed & complete

Who Should Attend?

• Chargemaster Maintenance Staff
• Physicians
• Therapists
• Practice managers
• Medical assistants
• Nurses
• Compliance staff
• Billers
• Coders
• Revenue Cycle
• Risk Management
• Charge entry staff