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Nearly half of all rehab claim denials are due to improper documentation.

CMS has updated its documentation standards twice in 2006, and most documentation in the field is now out of date. With the ever-changing regulations and constant time-constraints, we know getting your therapists to document appropriately can be a colossal challenge—but failing to do so can cost you precious dollars.

The How-To Manual for Rehab Documentation, Second Edition: A Complete Guide to Increasing Reimbursement and Reducing Denials, written by noted billing and documentation expert, Rick Gawenda, PT, will help you understand the requirements for documentation—no matter what your therapy setting—and decrease the frequency of your denials.

Packed with new charts, flowsheets, and billing scenarios, this updated version of a best-selling classic provides expert clarification of the CMS’ 2006 changes to documentation—including Transmittal 60—saving you the time and effort of downloading the new guidance from CMS and interpreting it yourself.

The second edition of The How-To Manual for Rehab Documentation includes

• CMS’ 2006 documentation changes, with explanation of the updated codes and how they affect your facility
• Practical advice on how to handle the new required progress reports
• Clarification of the 8-minute rule
• Explanation of when treatment should happen under the dates of treatment guidance

With this comprehensive book and CD-ROM, your staff will:

• Understand all of CMS’ 2006 changes to documentation
• Improve therapy billing through better documentation
• Prevent denials as a result of better documentation practices
• Maintain quality assurance through proper documentation
• Increase your reimbursement from both Medicare and third-party payers
• Avoid audits and targeted medical reviews
• Document care in a more efficient way, leaving more time to spend with patients (which leads to happier therapists and higher retention rates!)
• Take the critical steps to verify therapy benefit coverage prior to a patient's initial visit.
• Support skilled therapy services with inclusion of required documentation
• Understand Medicare certification and recertification time frames and requirements for all therapy settings.
• Understand and use the most commonly used CPT codes and modifiers in rehabilitation therapy.

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