What is the definition of progress?  According to ‘The Free Dictionary by Farlex” online, the definition of the word ‘Progress’ as a noun is: Movement, as toward a goal; advance Development of growth Steady improvement A ceremonial journey made by a

There has been a lot of chatter in the industry about the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report regarding the quarter 4, 2012 manual medical review process.  According to the GAO, CMS did not provide therapy contractors timely guidance which ultimately resulted in

Functional Limitation Reporting testing period ends June 30, 2013 (testing period: 1/1/13-6/30/13).   All claims beginning July 1 must have the functional limitation reporting G- codes and severity modifiers or your claims will be rejected and returned. If for some reason

LOL—Yes they are mints if you are looking to improve your breath but these days, we as an industry are just trying to catch our breath! A “CERT” stands for ‘Community Emergency Response Team’ if you are referring to first aid products or ‘Computer

We have been informed of RAC activity in Region A (Performant Recovery, Inc.) for the following states:  Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. RAC Issue in Region B (CGI)

We are well into 2013 and moving along with the manual medical review by the RACs for claims over the $3,700 threshold.  Where do you stand?  Have you received ADRs as a result of being over the $3,700 threshold?  Did

I just spent eight hours traveling to beautiful Charlotte North Carolina to participate in Functional Pathways 360 CEU Symposium event!  While driving, I spent a lot of time thinking of the conversations I have had this week with therapists and

Often we receive questions from the field regarding coding of therapy diagnoses and we wish we could just “add” any ICD-9 code to the computer system.  However, we have to base the selection of the codes off of the Medicare

I know that the mandatory ‘go live’ date isn’t until July 1st for claims to be in compliance with G-Codes and Severity Modifiers.  However, why wait until the last minute?  If you haven’t contacted you software vendor to discuss when

We have been hearing for years that therapy services must be reasonable and necessary.  Now, with all Medicare Part B claims over $3,700 being reviewed by RACs, MACs conducting focused Probe audits, and don’t forget about the ZPIC audits, it is even more important that therapy