Re: APTA BBA Hot Line 5/7/99

[Guest guest]

Hi , The hotline for BBA questions is a wonderful attempt to service

our members. Is there a plan to compile or summarize the most frequently

asked questions of the one day hotline? If you know of such a plan, please

share that info. Thanks, Annette Herrick

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[Guest guest]

Annette,

Govenment Affairs of APTA has compiled a wonderful notebook of most often asked

questions and acutal copies of the references that we hope will be available to

members after the hotline. The exact mechanism for availability has not been

determined as of my last conversation with Garland on5/01.

Dale

Dale Avers, MSEd, PT

Faculty, Physical Therapy Department

Mount St. 's College

12201 Chalon Road

Los Angles CA 90049

FAX

Doctoral Candidate

Indiana University

Instructional Systems Technology

>>> 05/06/99 01:48PM >>>

Hi , The hotline for BBA questions is a wonderful attempt to service

our members. Is there a plan to compile or summarize the most frequently

asked questions of the one day hotline? If you know of such a plan, please

share that info. Thanks, Annette Herrick

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[Guest guest]

Yes - there is a plan but I am not sure what it is. Maybe Dale

Avers can respond to this one.

At 04:48 PM 5/6/99 , you wrote:

Hi , The hotline for BBA

questions is a wonderful attempt to service

our members. Is there a plan to compile or summarize the most

frequently

asked questions of the one day hotline? If you know of such a plan,

please

share that info. Thanks, Annette Herrick

R. Kovacek, MSA, PT

Email Pkovacek@...

313 884-8920

Visit

<www.PTManager.com>

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !

[Guest guest]

I just tried this number and did not get through--operator says it is not in

service ( I tried twice)--Help, !

Barrus PT

Geri Rehab Program Director

Grand Valley Health Center

ciindy.barrs@...

> APTA BBA Hot Line 5/7/99

>

> Dear PT Manager members,

>

> APTA and six Sections (Administration, of which our very own Kovacek

> is Pres); Home Health, Health Policy and Leg, Acute Care, Private Practice

> and Geriatrics are cosponsoring a member only Hotline to answer your

> questions about issues related to BBA. It is staffed by PT's with the

> latest information about the rules and regs of BBA, as well as experience

> in implementing these same rules and regs in their practice settings. The

> hotline " experts " represent all practice settings and have received

> detailed briefings of the official interpretations from HCFA from

> Government Affairs of APTA. Government Affairs staff will be on hand as

> well to advise the participants as needed.

>

> This is an excellent way to get the questions answered that have plagued

> you. I know there has been many controversies of how to interpret a rule

> or

> regulation. Get the " official interpretation " to better enable you to

> implement appropriately.

>

> Date and time: Friday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern time). The

> special one-day toll-free number for the hotline is 1-800/884-8692.

>

>

> Topics to be discussed include the $1,500 cap on physical therapy services

> under Medicare, the prospective payment system in skilled nursing

> facilities, the Outcomes Assessment and Information Set (OASIS) in home

> health, and various other reimbursement and coding issues.

>

> Dale Avers

> President, Section on Geriatrics

>

>

>

> R. Kovacek, MSA, PT

> Email Pkovacek@...

> 313 884-8920

> Visit <www.PTManager.com>

>

> TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !

>

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

The number is 1-. Members on hand to take you calls. The

phones are ringing, so try again.

> APTA BBA Hot Line 5/7/99

> >

> > Dear PT Manager members,

> >

> > APTA and six Sections (Administration, of which our very own

> Kovacek

> > is Pres); Home Health, Health Policy and Leg, Acute Care, Private

> Practice

> > and Geriatrics are cosponsoring a member only Hotline to answer your

> > questions about issues related to BBA. It is staffed by PT's with the

> > latest information about the rules and regs of BBA, as well as

> experience

> > in implementing these same rules and regs in their practice settings.

> The

> > hotline " experts " represent all practice settings and have received

> > detailed briefings of the official interpretations from HCFA from

> > Government Affairs of APTA. Government Affairs staff will be on hand as

> > well to advise the participants as needed.

> >

> > This is an excellent way to get the questions answered that have plagued

> > you. I know there has been many controversies of how to interpret a rule

> > or

> > regulation. Get the " official interpretation " to better enable you to

> > implement appropriately.

> >

> > Date and time: Friday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern time).

> The

> > special one-day toll-free number for the hotline is 1-800/884-8692.

> >

> >

> > Topics to be discussed include the $1,500 cap on physical therapy

> services

> > under Medicare, the prospective payment system in skilled nursing

> > facilities, the Outcomes Assessment and Information Set (OASIS) in home

> > health, and various other reimbursement and coding issues.

> >

> > Dale Avers

> > President, Section on Geriatrics

> >

> >

> >

> > R. Kovacek, MSA, PT

> > Email Pkovacek@...

> > 313 884-8920

> > Visit <www.PTManager.com>

> >

> > TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> >

[Guest guest]

I just called the same number you have listed and got through IMMEDIATELY. I

suggest you try again.....IT IS A WORKING NUMBER.

Dale Avers

Dale Avers, MSEd, PT

Faculty, Physical Therapy Department

Mount St. 's College

12201 Chalon Road

Los Angles CA 90049

FAX

Doctoral Candidate

Indiana University

Instructional Systems Technology

>>> 05/07/99 07:27AM >>>

I just tried this number and did not get through--operator says it is not in

service ( I tried twice)--Help, !

Barrus PT

Geri Rehab Program Director

Grand Valley Health Center

ciindy.barrs@...

> APTA BBA Hot Line 5/7/99

>

> Dear PT Manager members,

>

> APTA and six Sections (Administration, of which our very own Kovacek

> is Pres); Home Health, Health Policy and Leg, Acute Care, Private Practice

> and Geriatrics are cosponsoring a member only Hotline to answer your

> questions about issues related to BBA. It is staffed by PT's with the

> latest information about the rules and regs of BBA, as well as experience

> in implementing these same rules and regs in their practice settings. The

> hotline " experts " represent all practice settings and have received

> detailed briefings of the official interpretations from HCFA from

> Government Affairs of APTA. Government Affairs staff will be on hand as

> well to advise the participants as needed.

>

> This is an excellent way to get the questions answered that have plagued

> you. I know there has been many controversies of how to interpret a rule

> or

> regulation. Get the " official interpretation " to better enable you to

> implement appropriately.

>

> Date and time: Friday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern time). The

> special one-day toll-free number for the hotline is 1-800/884-8692.

>

>

> Topics to be discussed include the $1,500 cap on physical therapy services

> under Medicare, the prospective payment system in skilled nursing

> facilities, the Outcomes Assessment and Information Set (OASIS) in home

> health, and various other reimbursement and coding issues.

>

> Dale Avers

> President, Section on Geriatrics

>

>

>

> R. Kovacek, MSA, PT

> Email Pkovacek@...

> 313 884-8920

> Visit <www.PTManager.com>

>

> TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !

>

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

-

I just got through - the hotline has been very busy but keep

trying. Good stuff.

At 10:27 AM 5/7/99 , you wrote:

I just tried this number and did not get

through--operator says it is not in

service ( I tried twice)--Help, !

Barrus PT

Geri Rehab Program Director

Grand Valley Health Center

ciindy.barrs@...

>

APTA BBA Hot Line 5/7/99

>

> Dear PT Manager members,

>

> APTA and six Sections (Administration, of which our very own

Kovacek

> is Pres); Home Health, Health Policy and Leg, Acute Care, Private

Practice

> and Geriatrics are cosponsoring a member only Hotline to answer

your

> questions about issues related to BBA. It is staffed by PT's with

the

> latest information about the rules and regs of BBA, as well as

experience

> in implementing these same rules and regs in their practice

settings. The

> hotline " experts " represent all practice settings and have

received

> detailed briefings of the official interpretations from HCFA from

> Government Affairs of APTA. Government Affairs staff will be

on hand as

> well to advise the participants as needed.

>

> This is an excellent way to get the questions answered that have

plagued

> you. I know there has been many controversies of how to interpret a

rule

> or

> regulation. Get the " official interpretation " to better

enable you to

> implement appropriately.

>

> Date and time: Friday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern

time). The

> special one-day toll-free number for the hotline is 1-800/884-8692.

>

>

> Topics to be discussed include the $1,500 cap on physical therapy

services

> under Medicare, the prospective payment system in skilled nursing

> facilities, the Outcomes Assessment and Information Set (OASIS) in

home

> health, and various other reimbursement and coding issues.

>

> Dale Avers

> President, Section on Geriatrics

>

>

>

> R. Kovacek, MSA, PT

> Email Pkovacek@...

> 313 884-8920

> Visit

<www.PTManager.com>

>

> TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE !

>

>

>

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