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Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations (Single Issue)

November 2000

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OIG to study therapy in SNFs The Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced last month that it plans to investigate the quality of physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided to nursing home patients in 1999. The announcement is included in the OIG’s work plan for 2001. The OIG’s study will help the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) do the following two things that were required by the Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999: Create a way to ensure the appropriate use of Medicare outpatient therapy Establish a payment policy based on diagnosis, functional stat

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Ever-changing reimbursement policies and government regulations affects your facility's ability to stay in compliance. Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement & Regulations reports on these changes and offers suggestions on how best to cope with them.