Acute Care Billing Methodology

[Guest guest]

Hello all-

Wondering if you would be willing to share how your organization does

billing for acute care in-patient DRG based therapy care? Do you base

it on time or service provided? Do you follow an 8-minute rule type

guideline (I realize 8-minute rule applies to Part or other time

increments?

I understand that the " billing " falls under DRG reimbursement rate but

want input to assist in tracking process of productivity for the acute

therapists.

DiMarino, PT

Lake Hospital System

[Guest guest]

,

We bill based on the 8 minute " rule " . It helps to have a framework and to have

staff aware of time and what they are billing for. Our billing sheets have the

CPT codes on the back side with a brief description of each along with the 8

minute increments broken down for them. I was using these to look at

productivity, but it required hand, so I am using a different method now, but it

is still based on the CPT codes the therapists bill under.

Katesel Strimbeck PT, MS

Glenmont, NY

Katesels@...