CMS (Finally) Posts Billing Examples Using the PTA and OTA Modifiers March 8, 2021 CMS , Outpatient Therapy
CMS Codifies Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” February 12, 2021 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
The OIG Updates 2021 Work Plan: Includes Home Health Items January 18, 2021 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory
Health IT Certification and Information Blocking January 12, 2021 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
[UPDATED] Guide to Telehealth & Other Communication Technology-Based Services January 11, 2021 Clinicians , CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory , Telehealth
CMS Clarifies Billing of Communication-Technology Based Services in Annual Therapy Code Update January 6, 2021 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
Updated 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Tables Published by CMS January 6, 2021 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
Year-end Appropriations Bill Provides Some Relief from Drastic Fee Schedule Cuts December 23, 2020 CMS , Outpatient Therapy
CMS Posts January 2021 Quarterly Update to NCCI PTP Edits December 9, 2020 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory
[UPDATED] CMS Releases CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule December 8, 2020 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Telehealth
HHS OIG Finalizes Changes to Anti-Kickback Statute November 25, 2020 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Finalizes Changes to Physician Self-Referral Regulations (Stark Law) November 25, 2020 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
[UPDATED] CMS Releases CY 2021 Home Health PPS Final Rule November 3, 2020 CMS , Home Health , PDGM , Telehealth
Compliance Dates and Timeframes for ONC Cures Act Final Rule Extended October 30, 2020 Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
[UPDATED] CMS Releases Third Interim Final Rule related to COVID-19 September 10, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Outpatient , Skilled Nursing
CMS Reinstates Modifier 59 with October 2020 NCCI PTP Update September 8, 2020 CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory , Telehealth
CMS Announces a “Delayed Phase-in” of Review Choice Demonstration for NC and FL August 21, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory
CMS Releases CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule August 19, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Telehealth
HHS Secretary Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency July 24, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
CMS to Resume Medical Review Activity August 3, 2020 July 10, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
[UPDATED] CMS Releases CY 2021 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule July 2, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory
TRICARE: No Coverage for TENS for LBP; No Coverage for Dry Needling June 4, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory
CMS (FINALLY) Clarifies Telehealth and Institutional Providers of Outpatient Therapy May 28, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
[UPDATED] CMS Clarifies Institutional Providers May Bill E-visits, Virtual Check-ins, Telephone Assessments May 27, 2020 CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
CMS Delays the Release of Updated MDS, OASIS, IRF-PAI, and LTCH CARE Data Set May 14, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
New G-codes for Maintenance Performed in Home Health by Assistants May 5, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory
CMS Releases Second Interim Final Rule and Additional Waivers May 4, 2020 CMS , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
[UPDATED] CMS Releases FY 2021 SNF Proposed Rule April 24, 2020 CMS , PDPM , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
[UPDATED] Department of Defense Releases Final Rule Regarding PTAs and OTAs and TRICARE April 23, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
Surprising Changes to CMS NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP) Edits with April 2020 Update April 23, 2020 CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory
Interim Final Rule: Revisions due to COVID-19 PHE April 7, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Regulatory , Telehealth
Broadened Access Under Medicare Part B: Telehealth and E-visits March 24, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Telehealth
CMS Postpones 2019 MIPS Data Submission Deadline March 23, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS Scoring for PT/OT/ST in 2020 March 17, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS 2020: Improvement Activities March 10, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources
[UPDATED] CMS Removes 97530/97150 and PT/OT Eval Coding Edits Effective January 1 March 10, 2020 CMS , Regulatory
HHS Releases CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rules March 9, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
United Healthcare to Implement CCI Edits February 12, 2020 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources
Humana Requires CQ/CO Modifiers Effective January 1, 2020 January 22, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources
CMS Updates MIPS Resources for 2019 Data Submission January 13, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases MIPS Results for Performance Year 2018 January 8, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory Resources
CMS Posts 2019 MIPS Opt-in and Voluntary Reporting Election Toolkit December 19, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory
Home Infusion Therapy Benefit November 21, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary November 20, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS Updates for Performance Year 2020 and Beyond November 20, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule November 1, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases 2020 Home Health PPS Final Rule November 1, 2019 CMS , Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS and OIG Release Proposed Rules Aimed at Reforming Stark and Anti-Kickback October 16, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Announces Expansion of HH Review Choice Demonstration October 4, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory Resources
CMS Posts Revised PDPM Resources September 4, 2019 CMS , PDGM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Hosts PDGM National Provider Call August 26, 2019 CMS , PDGM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: PTA/OTA Modifiers August 14, 2019 Proposed Rule
CMS Releases FY 2020 Hospice Final Rule August 2, 2019 CMS , Hospice , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases FY 2020 SNF PPS Final Rule July 31, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Releases Final Rule: Requirements for Arbitration Agreements July 18, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Releases Proposed Rule that Makes Changes to Requirements of Participation for LTC Facilities July 18, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Issued Resource Guides on the Quality Payment Program June 11, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
The Impact of Fear of Falling April 24, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Skilled Nursing
MIPS: Opt-In and Voluntary Reporting Policy March 25, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS: Clarifying Some of the Confusion March 13, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
Casamba’s PDPM Data Analysis: What clinical picture does your data paint? February 4, 2019 PDPM , Skilled Nursing
PTs, OTs and SLPs in Private Practice Confirmed as Eligible Providers in MIPS January 24, 2019 MIPS , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for 2019: Impact to Therapy Providers January 23, 2019 CMS , MIPS
CMS Releases 2019 Home Health Final Rule: Change is Coming… January 18, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory Resources
Section GG: What’s all the fuss about? January 15, 2019 PDPM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
[UPDATE] Therapy Associations Release Joint Statement on Use of Students in Hospitals/Inpatient Rehab Facilities January 15, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
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![[UPDATED] Department of Defense Releases Final Rule Regarding PTAs and OTAs and TRICARE](https://casamba.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Department-of-Defense-Releases-Final-Rule-Regarding-PTAs-and-OTAs-and-TRICARE-300x160.jpg)
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