If a Medicare patient’s care goes beyond the annual threshold (in 2023 $2,230 for PT and speech and $2,230 for OT), your claim must have the kx modifiers applied on each claim line that exceeds the threshold. We often get asked the question “what do I have to put in Read more…
We’re excited to announce our first of four Webinars for 2023 featuring the most respected compliance expert in the physical therapy industry, Rick Gawenda. This one-hour session will cover how the following compliance elements may be impacting your practice: You’ll receive and in-depth review of what each of these compliance Read more…
Failing to provide adequate documentation to support billing for Therapeutic Activities and Neuromuscular Reeducation is a common issue in Medicare audits. Medicare and Managed Care providers are increasingly scrutinizing billing and documentation for specific CPT codes to avoid billing errors. Documentation Compliance is essential to avoid negative audit findings. To Read more…
We’re excited to officially announce our partnership with Patient360 for MIPS reporting via their QCDR beginning January 1, 2023. We chose Patient360 because of: We had our first Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, December 21st. During this session we went over With OptimisPT, we make MIPS reporting easy for clinicians Read more…
Every year Medicare brings about new rules that impact rehab providers. Below is a summary of those changes. The final CY 2023 PFS conversion factor is $33.06, a decrease of $1.55 to the CY 2022 PFS conversion factor of $34.61. Annual Therapy Threshold: $2,230 for PT and SLP combined, and Read more…
Outcome measures are the validated functional tools used to measure a patient’s participation restrictions and activity limitations. These tools can be used to measure the success of rehab therapy interventions in relation to individual patient management and collectively, as a profession, to help determine which intervention pathways comprise best clinical practices. Learn how OptimisPT can help streamline your Outcome Measures Process.
Most practices are coming to realize that there are definitely more problems and concerns in the continued use of paper charts than benefits. The decreased security and efficiency of documenting on paper makes it difficult to justify continuing with this method. We’ve compiled 4 key elements why an EMR is better than paper charts.
We would like to announce a specialized series of workshops that will be incorporated into our ongoing workshops. This series is the OptimisPT Billing 101 Workshop Series. These bite-size learning pieces are perfect for admin staff and therapists alike. It’s all the small pieces within the entire clinic that can impact the bottom line of your practice.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare suspended audits. Now that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is more under control, Medicare has resumed the audit process and it may feel to some like CMS is making up for lost time. Here are the three main types of audits and how to fair well should your practice be selected.
We’re pleased to announce a new offering for 2022 dedicated to helping outpatient rehab practices become more efficient, proficient and effective in their daily workflows. We’re excited to offer OptimisPT Workshops: mini bite-size learning sessions meant for you to be able to take away information to make a tangible and immediate change.