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Bubba; Yours is an ongoing issue. I have two thoughts. One takes a great deal of time. 1. Get the patient to sign an advanced beneficiary notice. Then have them pay for the service out of their own pocket. Medicare carriers seem to know that t

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As Medicare Part B does not enroll independently licensed speech pathologists, is the following billing scenario on the " up and up " ? Speech therapist provides speech therapy to a patient while an occupational therapist is present. It gets billed

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This makes me think about " medical exercise specialists " , a term I just learned about. From what I understand, they typically are personal trainers who take additional educational courses and work with clients after discharge from PT. They stat

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I have been asked by APTA for names of Physical Therapy managers/Directors who work in large healthcare systems that use Contract Staff on a regular basis. Contract staff meaning Agency; traveling, not PRN staff that you have hire/fire/ payroll cont

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Can anyone direct me to the Medicare memorandum stating that patients have to have a visit to their doctor every 30 days to continue in rehab? Thanks,Bubba Klostermann OT, Work & Rehab, Abilene, Texas

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When the person from America's Back states they hire people with a degree in exercise or health. Look at the requirements on their website and you will see they look for people with degrees and people with sales experience, no mention of exercise or

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RE: Occupational Therapists and foreign trained

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How about this claim: " Since the equipment used in health clubs and physical therapy clinics fail to isolate the low back muscles, they also fail to provide relief from low back pain. " Since when do we " fail to provide relief from low back pai

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I am evaluating some changes in our Pediatric department. Our department is based within a hospital setting, currently utilizing a medical model approach. Of course our primary population is Outpatient and we see a select few in our Children's hospit

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Re: Hi - I am new! (Sharon)

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I often get the sense, from my dealings and discussions with our colleagues, that they think of compliance as " following the rules'. I would suggest that the term " compliance " , should not be equated with " obedience " . I would argue that it

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I got my Happy Meal!!!!

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Re: Stage IV update/5FU pain/Joe: great answer

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We are looking at the possibility of adding an additional clinic site to include PT,OT and occasional speech tharapy.Does anyone have an idea of how I may estimate potential square footage needs? Thanks in advance. Deb Whitelaw Gorski, OTR Rehab Ser

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Ric: I downloaded a sample P & P manual, as a benefit of my membership in the Health, Policy & Administration section. Ken Mailly, PT Mailly & Inglett Consulting, LLC 973 692-0033 68 Seneca Trail Wayne, NJ, 07470 [url]www.NJPTAid.biz[/

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Fwd: Complete Picture of Health - RealAge Tip of the Day

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Rural / Metro in Texas

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other Doctors in Belgium

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Please unsubscribe, thank you. Dr. Kowalski Chair: Health Sciences Department Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology

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Can anyone tell me if you are billing for Licensed Social Worker Services to Medicare/Medicaid or Private insurance? If so what CPT codes are you using? We are a Outpatient Rehab Facility (Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy). Thanks Joyce Ba

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To all: As clinicians, we have all experienced those " Ah-Hah! " or " Eureka! " moments. That is to say, those times when we discover or confirm something that we always suspected was true or valid. One of these moments, which sticks in my own

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Enforce a specific dress code. Our entire office dresses alike. Khaki pants and polo shirts that have our office name embroidered on them. Very professional looking on two levels. Number one: uniformity is make us easily recognized as staff from the

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Amy; Thank you for your reply. After rereading the initial description, I got the distinct impression that POS 49 relates to hospital ancillary departments (i.e., freestanding O/P clinic attached to the hospital). Jim <///><

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Does anyone have any companies to recommend for annual check-ups and/or calibration of ultrasound / e-stim units in the Cinci/Dayton, OH area? Thank you in advance, Muller Carespring Health Care Cincinnati, OH -- The information transmitted is

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Bubba; Yours is an ongoing issue. I have two thoughts. One takes a great deal of time. 1. Get the patient to sign an advanced beneficiary notice. Then have them pay for the service out of their own pocket. Medicare carriers seem to know that t

As Medicare Part B does not enroll independently licensed speech pathologists, is the following billing scenario on the " up and up " ? Speech therapist provides speech therapy to a patient while an occupational therapist is present. It gets billed

This makes me think about " medical exercise specialists " , a term I just learned about. From what I understand, they typically are personal trainers who take additional educational courses and work with clients after discharge from PT. They stat

I have been asked by APTA for names of Physical Therapy managers/Directors who work in large healthcare systems that use Contract Staff on a regular basis. Contract staff meaning Agency; traveling, not PRN staff that you have hire/fire/ payroll cont

Can anyone direct me to the Medicare memorandum stating that patients have to have a visit to their doctor every 30 days to continue in rehab? Thanks,Bubba Klostermann OT, Work & Rehab, Abilene, Texas

When the person from America's Back states they hire people with a degree in exercise or health. Look at the requirements on their website and you will see they look for people with degrees and people with sales experience, no mention of exercise or

RE: Occupational Therapists and foreign trained

How about this claim: " Since the equipment used in health clubs and physical therapy clinics fail to isolate the low back muscles, they also fail to provide relief from low back pain. " Since when do we " fail to provide relief from low back pai

I am evaluating some changes in our Pediatric department. Our department is based within a hospital setting, currently utilizing a medical model approach. Of course our primary population is Outpatient and we see a select few in our Children's hospit

Re: Hi - I am new! (Sharon)

I often get the sense, from my dealings and discussions with our colleagues, that they think of compliance as " following the rules'. I would suggest that the term " compliance " , should not be equated with " obedience " . I would argue that it

Re: Got a question

I got my Happy Meal!!!!

Re: Stage IV update/5FU pain/Joe: great answer

We are looking at the possibility of adding an additional clinic site to include PT,OT and occasional speech tharapy.Does anyone have an idea of how I may estimate potential square footage needs? Thanks in advance. Deb Whitelaw Gorski, OTR Rehab Ser

Ric: I downloaded a sample P & P manual, as a benefit of my membership in the Health, Policy & Administration section. Ken Mailly, PT Mailly & Inglett Consulting, LLC 973 692-0033 68 Seneca Trail Wayne, NJ, 07470 [url]www.NJPTAid.biz[/

Fwd: Complete Picture of Health - RealAge Tip of the Day

Rural / Metro in Texas

other Doctors in Belgium

Please unsubscribe, thank you. Dr. Kowalski Chair: Health Sciences Department Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology

Can anyone tell me if you are billing for Licensed Social Worker Services to Medicare/Medicaid or Private insurance? If so what CPT codes are you using? We are a Outpatient Rehab Facility (Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy). Thanks Joyce Ba

To all: As clinicians, we have all experienced those " Ah-Hah! " or " Eureka! " moments. That is to say, those times when we discover or confirm something that we always suspected was true or valid. One of these moments, which sticks in my own

Enforce a specific dress code. Our entire office dresses alike. Khaki pants and polo shirts that have our office name embroidered on them. Very professional looking on two levels. Number one: uniformity is make us easily recognized as staff from the

Amy; Thank you for your reply. After rereading the initial description, I got the distinct impression that POS 49 relates to hospital ancillary departments (i.e., freestanding O/P clinic attached to the hospital). Jim <///><

Does anyone have any companies to recommend for annual check-ups and/or calibration of ultrasound / e-stim units in the Cinci/Dayton, OH area? Thank you in advance, Muller Carespring Health Care Cincinnati, OH -- The information transmitted is

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