Conquer Your Documentation Dilemmas
Identify the Evaluation and Reevaluation Requirements in Outpatient Therapy
Product Description:
AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ON-DEMAND
Sponsored by speaker Rick Gawenda’s NEW resource: The How-To Manual to Rehab Documentation, Third Edition
presented on July 29, 2009
Create documentation that stands up to RAC audits and proves medical necessity.
If you provide outpatient therapy, this program is a must.
Does your documentation prove medical necessity? It needs to now more than ever considering the post audits under the new CMS Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC). Want an example of clean, clear documentation that proves medical necessity and stands up to audits?
Listen to Conquer Your Documentation Dilemmas: Identify the Evaluation and Reevaluation Requirements in Outpatient Therapy, Part 1. During this 90-minute audio conference, our renowned speaker Rick Gawenda, P.T., provides tips to help you improve your chances of Medicare approval through effective documentation. He’ll also offer strategies to handle third-party and non-Medicare payors. Listeners will walk away with skills to achieve appropriate reimbursement through evaluation and re-evaluation of documentation requirements.
Sign up for Part 2 now and SAVE $50! Join Rick on September 16, 2009 for a continued discussion of documentation that proves medical necessity including daily notes and progress reports during Part 2 Conquer Your Documentation Dilemmas: Recognize the Components of Certification and Recertification in Outpatient Therapy. Call customer service at 800/650-6787 to register for both programs at a reduced price.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Identify reasonable and necessary criteria for skilled therapy services
- Describe and implement the necessary components of documentation for evaluations and re-evaluations to support skilled therapy services for reimbursement
- Identify criteria when a re-evaluation may be reasonable and necessary to perform
- Be able to write function-based short and long-term goals based on the patient’s functional deficits
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
I. Initial Evaluation Documentation Requirements
- History of current illness/injury
- Prior and current functional status
- Objective data, tests, and measurements
- Plan of care requirements
- Function-based goal writing
II. Re-evaluation
- Criteria for a re-evaluation
- Components of a re-evaluation
- Frequency of a re-evaluation
III. Q&A
YOUR MATERIALS PACK
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a materials pack. These materials are provided with PDF links.MEET THE SPEAKER
Rick Gawenda, P.T., is currently director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Detroit Receiving Hospital and owner of Gawenda Seminars. He has provided valuable education and consulting to hospitals, rehabilitation agencies, private practices and his peers in the areas of CPT and ICD-9 coding, billing, documentation, and reimbursement as it pertains to outpatient therapy services as well as appeals process for Medicare denied claims.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Occupational therapists, Occupational therapy assistants, Physical therapists, Physical therapist assistants, Speech-language pathologists in outpatient settings, Directors, managers, and supervisors of therapy department, and compliance officersAUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audio conferences, we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or an audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.Product Types : Departments :
