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If you are reading this blog, there is a pretty good chance you are considering starting your own physical therapy clinic. You are probably slightly apprehensive and uneasy as to where to even begin. You have extensive clinical education under your belt and you can treat a patient that just suffered a devastating injury but […]
We get it! In the outpatient physical therapy industry, there are so many things to keep track of. With each insurance payer intentionally developing different rules and regulations, it seems almost impossible to keep up with the ever-changing tactics that they throw at you in an attempt to deny claims. How would you answer the following? 1.) How […]
Working with insurance companies can be painful but at StrataPT, our goal is to help our clients collect every single dollar owed to them and we prove this through our completely transparent Clarity Panel.
With April 1st right around the corner, Medicare will start sending beneficiaries their new Medicare cards. CMS will continue to issue the new cards in several waves over the coming months. Below is a quick overview of what states are included in each wave and a general timeline of when you can expect your patients […]
In the coming weeks, CMS will start rolling out new Medicare numbers for each beneficiary. If you provide physical therapy services to Medicare patients, below are the top 5 things you should know. So in conclusion, we recommend that all physical therapy providers start requesting a copy of the most recent Medicare card issued to their patients […]
There were multiple changes made to the 2018 Medicare fee schedule – some that will work in your favor and another that will not. Let’s start with a simple breakdown on how the Medicare fee schedule is determined: Payment = Conversion Factor * (RVU [Practice Expense] + RVU [Work Expense] + RVU [Malpractice]) Conversion Factor: […]
Every Medicare beneficiary has an annual deductible that must be met prior to Medicare making payment for services. The deductible amount for 2018 is $183. What Does this Mean? This means that a beneficiary must receive $183 worth of services before Medicare will make payment to a provider. This service doesn’t necessarily need to be physical therapy visits, […]
Click Here to read the most recent update! For physical and speech therapy combined, the therapy cap is $2,010. For occupational therapy, the therapy cap is $2,010. The exceptions process (appendage of the KX modifier) allowing payment abovethis cap expires on December 31, 2017. Without extension, any treatment above $2,010 will be the beneficiary’sresponsibility. However, […]