http://www.mcknights.com/therapy/topic/681/ Articles tagged with Therapy from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no Effective July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin rejecting claims received for Medicare Part B patients that do not include the new requirement of G-coding. That really means providers need to be ready by June 1. http://www.mcknights.com/the-g-codes-are-here-for-payment-claims-ready-or-not/article/294390/ Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:00 GMT Effective July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin rejecting claims received for Medicare Part B patients that do not include the new requirement of G-coding. That really means providers need to be ready by June 1. McKnight's How do skilled nursing facilities, clinics and hospitals think about therapy? Focusing on patient satisfaction and revenue is a good start, but it is not enough. As therapy continues to be scrutinized by the government and insurance companies, it's a good idea for administrators, directors of nursing and compliance staff to become more familiar with therapy operations. http://www.mcknights.com/therapy-is-more-than-revenue-and-service/article/294463/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:35 GMT How do skilled nursing facilities, clinics and hospitals think about therapy? Focusing on patient satisfaction and revenue is a good start, but it is not enough. As therapy continues to be scrutinized by the government and insurance companies, it's a good idea for administrators, directors of nursing and compliance staff to become more familiar with therapy operations. McKnight's As we've been predicting here for some time, allegations of mismanaged therapy care are starting to land nursing homes in some seriously hot water. http://www.mcknights.com/latest-medicare-fraud-allegations-just-an-appetizer/article/292732/ Fri, 10 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT As we've been predicting here for some time, allegations of mismanaged therapy care are starting to land nursing homes in some seriously hot water. McKnight's While CMS tries to figure out how to proceed with the manual medical review process, we continue to track our caps and apply our modifiers. In the meantime, has anyone noticed how our typical Medicare Part B patients have become more medically complex than just a few years ago? http://www.mcknights.com/medically-complex-medicare-part-b/article/292415/ Wed, 08 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT While CMS tries to figure out how to proceed with the manual medical review process, we continue to track our caps and apply our modifiers. In the meantime, has anyone noticed how our typical Medicare Part B patients have become more medically complex than just a few years ago? McKnight's Government agencies and lobbyists are famous for conducting studies that prove a point — theirs, namely. That's why I'll be very interested to see who will have the courage to conduct one of the most important long-term care-related studies that should be completed over the coming year. http://www.mcknights.com/a-study-that-may-never-be-done-but-should/article/286400/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:30:00 GMT Government agencies and lobbyists are famous for conducting studies that prove a point — theirs, namely. That's why I'll be very interested to see who will have the courage to conduct one of the most important long-term care-related studies that should be completed over the coming year. McKnight's Here's the good news for providers: new analytics are making it possible to understand and bill your care in ways that would have been impossible just a few years ago. Here's the bad news: The government is quite aware of these new options. http://www.mcknights.com/shamelessly-invoice-at-your-own-risk/article/285524/ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:30:00 GMT Here's the good news for providers: new analytics are making it possible to understand and bill your care in ways that would have been impossible just a few years ago. Here's the bad news: The government is quite aware of these new options. McKnight's A False Claims Act lawsuit involving a nursing home chain and therapy providers in Missouri can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. The case originated when a whistleblower alleged that a therapy company received more than $10 million in kickbacks as part of a scheme to overbill Medicare and Medicaid. http://www.mcknights.com/10-million-therapy-provider-kickback-case-may-proceed-judge-says/article/285104/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMT A False Claims Act lawsuit involving a nursing home chain and therapy providers in Missouri can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. The case originated when a whistleblower alleged that a therapy company received more than $10 million in kickbacks as part of a scheme to overbill Medicare and Medicaid. McKnight's Tennessee-based nursing home operator Grace Healthcare LLC will pay the federal government more than $2.7 million, settling charges that Grace violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for unnecessary rehabilitation therapy. http://www.mcknights.com/nursing-home-company-reaches-27-million-settlement-in-therapy-billing-case/article/283929/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMT Tennessee-based nursing home operator Grace Healthcare LLC will pay the federal government more than $2.7 million, settling charges that Grace violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for unnecessary rehabilitation therapy. McKnight's Each time I visited a restroom during a routine site visit, I noticed a very pretty toilet-paper flower there. It was made of toilet paper and folded into a flower, including the stem. It was then sitting in an unused toilet paper roll to serve the purpose of the vase. It was such a clever and creative idea, I wanted to know who was behind this craft. http://www.mcknights.com/another-reason-why-clinicians-shouldnt-underestimate-housekeeping-staff/article/283486/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:39:03 GMT Each time I visited a restroom during a routine site visit, I noticed a very pretty toilet-paper flower there. It was made of toilet paper and folded into a flower, including the stem. It was then sitting in an unused toilet paper roll to serve the purpose of the vase. It was such a clever and creative idea, I wanted to know who was behind this craft. McKnight's It's official: A federal judge approved a settlement agreement the last week of January that will allow Medicare patients to continue receiving therapy services even if they are not making measurable improvement. http://www.mcknights.com/settlement-will-expand-therapy/article/282749/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:31:00 GMT It's official: A federal judge approved a settlement agreement the last week of January that will allow Medicare patients to continue receiving therapy services even if they are not making measurable improvement. McKnight's