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I appreciate your explanation. That explanation would have been much better than how you presented it the first time. In my practice my front office handles the scheduling with the input of all therapists and the business office has constant commun

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what is the difference between the initial evaluation and plan of care with medicare patients? We have always included both on the initial eval form, to be faxed to the md for signature. Carol Stillman PT MS Owner/Director Sutton Place Physical Th

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Hello All I am new to the private practice arena, and have been following this list for a short while. I have been actively practicing as an OT for nearly 25 years, there is still so much to learn! I appreciate the way that members share their knowl

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Sorry, about the last mail, it got sent before I was finished. Anyways, the purists on this board will holler that I should have educated the MD, blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you, there was no educating this man, he was merely looking for d

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Today, while quietly having my lunch and perusing the latest issue of Sky & Telescope; I had the distinct displeasure of overhearing a conversation from the table next to me at the local Appleby's. It was a conversation between a local physician an

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Well, let's not forget the episode of Seinfeld and their experience with " PT. " One suggestion is maybe, just maybe we should put our heads together and have a sit-com based on a PT clinic. Forget ER, Becker, etc...probably not fast enough for

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I do not believe that Medicare has a 'rule of thumb' that automatically assumes that the scenario described would be considered not R & N. Without a review of the exact therapist (and other supporting) documentation of the patient's episode of care

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I received a very interesting/disturbing fax that was forwarded to me by one of our referring Physiatrists. Since this is a fax that has gone out to numerous facilities, I will give the name of who sent it . Dr. D. Metsger, who states he is a recent

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I'm a physical therapist in an acute rehab hospital that also offers outpatients. I am looking into starting a w/c seating clinic. Any info from folks that have a clinic like this would be helpful. I would like to know how many therapist do you ha

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We are just starting an aquatics program, and I was wondering if anyone has an aquatic therapy policy/procedure they would be willing to share. The information would be helpful in drafting our facility's policy. I have provided my fax number at the b

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I thought the listserv would find the following development interesting: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cedaron Medical and APTA announced on Monday the development of a comprehensive clinical softw

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I am completing an Employee manual for my OP private practice and am looking for a policy on relationships with patients. This would include the obvious no dating ,etc rule, but also socializing, traveling etc with pts. I have looked at several manua

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footwear, orthotics and diabetes Hi everyone, After a frustrating search on the CMS website, I need your help. I need to know the rules for Medicare reimbursement for footwear and foot orthotics for people with Diabetes. In this case the gentle

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I'm not in an ivory tower. I'm in the clinic. In the trenches --- just like you. Putting my proverbial money where my mouth is. Don't make assumptions. They are incorrect, offensive, and detract from the discussion at hand. While I agree that e

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I have spoke with the APTA about this same situation that is happening in this region. Sorry, but physicians can bill for PT done in their office and do not have to worry about having a therapist perform the service. It is known as " incident to "

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Does anyone have any information on Phonophoresis and 10% Hydrocortisone cream. Effectiveness? Contraindications? One of our physicians on the Hospital's P & T Committee is concerned a patient developing an Addisonian Crisis. I looked on the Hooke

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and all; Sorry, didn't mean to address reimbursement policy for mileage, just wanted to throw the Federal Income Tax standard mileage rate in there for the sake of argument. If an employee gets paid less than those amounts, they can deduct the dif

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Group: We have been performing Assessments of patients to assist physicians in determining if placement of an intrathecal baclofen pump is in the patient's best interest. We do a functional " baseline " and follow-up spasticity assessments at reg

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We have just hired a full time position. & amp;nbsp; We use her to work part time in one of our clinic (15 hrs/week) ,adn she floats to 3 other clinics and to the hospital for inpatient coverage. & amp;nbsp; This allows me ( supervisor) to actually h

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Our stats for Total Hip and Knee are LOS = 3 days; 70% home with about 28% to inpatient rehab (bilateral TKA, live alone, few unilateral TKA usually with comordities) and 2% to SNF/ECF. We are fortunate to have a car shell and tub/shower area on our

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Someone I know is trying to open up a Rehab Agency in Arkansas. They opened in the fall and gave advanced notice to Surveyors to come in and do a Medicare Rehab Agency survey. It is now about 6 months later and the surveyors are continuing to delay

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Joe, Well, would you have to get separate liability insurance for the " personal training " ? And don't you have to spell it out clearly that you are not providing physical therapy services? I believe there was an article in PT Magazine a long ti

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Ok, I reviewed the PT's notes and it appears she discussed her progress and verbally reviewed home exercise program. I think the pt was scheduled for regular physical therapy but because she improved so much she didn't need it. The plan was to disc

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This is not a silly question at all, nor is it completely straightforward. First, no question is silly and none should be ridiculed in this format. Second, many factors play into the final answer that one could arrive at. In that aspect, this is a gr

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" How long to allow " for evaluations and treatments implies that these services are somehow defined by a clock and not by the patient's particular circumstances. You cannot arbitrarily assign a time frame to a professional service. It is purely

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I appreciate your explanation. That explanation would have been much better than how you presented it the first time. In my practice my front office handles the scheduling with the input of all therapists and the business office has constant commun

what is the difference between the initial evaluation and plan of care with medicare patients? We have always included both on the initial eval form, to be faxed to the md for signature. Carol Stillman PT MS Owner/Director Sutton Place Physical Th

Hello All I am new to the private practice arena, and have been following this list for a short while. I have been actively practicing as an OT for nearly 25 years, there is still so much to learn! I appreciate the way that members share their knowl

Sorry, about the last mail, it got sent before I was finished. Anyways, the purists on this board will holler that I should have educated the MD, blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you, there was no educating this man, he was merely looking for d

Today, while quietly having my lunch and perusing the latest issue of Sky & Telescope; I had the distinct displeasure of overhearing a conversation from the table next to me at the local Appleby's. It was a conversation between a local physician an

Well, let's not forget the episode of Seinfeld and their experience with " PT. " One suggestion is maybe, just maybe we should put our heads together and have a sit-com based on a PT clinic. Forget ER, Becker, etc...probably not fast enough for

I do not believe that Medicare has a 'rule of thumb' that automatically assumes that the scenario described would be considered not R & N. Without a review of the exact therapist (and other supporting) documentation of the patient's episode of care

I received a very interesting/disturbing fax that was forwarded to me by one of our referring Physiatrists. Since this is a fax that has gone out to numerous facilities, I will give the name of who sent it . Dr. D. Metsger, who states he is a recent

I'm a physical therapist in an acute rehab hospital that also offers outpatients. I am looking into starting a w/c seating clinic. Any info from folks that have a clinic like this would be helpful. I would like to know how many therapist do you ha

We are just starting an aquatics program, and I was wondering if anyone has an aquatic therapy policy/procedure they would be willing to share. The information would be helpful in drafting our facility's policy. I have provided my fax number at the b

I thought the listserv would find the following development interesting: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cedaron Medical and APTA announced on Monday the development of a comprehensive clinical softw

I am completing an Employee manual for my OP private practice and am looking for a policy on relationships with patients. This would include the obvious no dating ,etc rule, but also socializing, traveling etc with pts. I have looked at several manua

footwear, orthotics and diabetes Hi everyone, After a frustrating search on the CMS website, I need your help. I need to know the rules for Medicare reimbursement for footwear and foot orthotics for people with Diabetes. In this case the gentle

I'm not in an ivory tower. I'm in the clinic. In the trenches --- just like you. Putting my proverbial money where my mouth is. Don't make assumptions. They are incorrect, offensive, and detract from the discussion at hand. While I agree that e

I have spoke with the APTA about this same situation that is happening in this region. Sorry, but physicians can bill for PT done in their office and do not have to worry about having a therapist perform the service. It is known as " incident to "

Does anyone have any information on Phonophoresis and 10% Hydrocortisone cream. Effectiveness? Contraindications? One of our physicians on the Hospital's P & T Committee is concerned a patient developing an Addisonian Crisis. I looked on the Hooke

and all; Sorry, didn't mean to address reimbursement policy for mileage, just wanted to throw the Federal Income Tax standard mileage rate in there for the sake of argument. If an employee gets paid less than those amounts, they can deduct the dif

Group: We have been performing Assessments of patients to assist physicians in determining if placement of an intrathecal baclofen pump is in the patient's best interest. We do a functional " baseline " and follow-up spasticity assessments at reg

We have just hired a full time position. & amp;nbsp; We use her to work part time in one of our clinic (15 hrs/week) ,adn she floats to 3 other clinics and to the hospital for inpatient coverage. & amp;nbsp; This allows me ( supervisor) to actually h

Our stats for Total Hip and Knee are LOS = 3 days; 70% home with about 28% to inpatient rehab (bilateral TKA, live alone, few unilateral TKA usually with comordities) and 2% to SNF/ECF. We are fortunate to have a car shell and tub/shower area on our

Someone I know is trying to open up a Rehab Agency in Arkansas. They opened in the fall and gave advanced notice to Surveyors to come in and do a Medicare Rehab Agency survey. It is now about 6 months later and the surveyors are continuing to delay

Joe, Well, would you have to get separate liability insurance for the " personal training " ? And don't you have to spell it out clearly that you are not providing physical therapy services? I believe there was an article in PT Magazine a long ti

Ok, I reviewed the PT's notes and it appears she discussed her progress and verbally reviewed home exercise program. I think the pt was scheduled for regular physical therapy but because she improved so much she didn't need it. The plan was to disc

This is not a silly question at all, nor is it completely straightforward. First, no question is silly and none should be ridiculed in this format. Second, many factors play into the final answer that one could arrive at. In that aspect, this is a gr

" How long to allow " for evaluations and treatments implies that these services are somehow defined by a clock and not by the patient's particular circumstances. You cannot arbitrarily assign a time frame to a professional service. It is purely

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