Extension of therapy caps exceptions process hinges on healthcare reform passage
By
Liza Berger
Jan 08, 2010
Whether or not you are a fan of healthcare reform, here’s one reason Congress should pass it: It would extend the therapy caps exceptions process.
Four tips on making smarter purchasing decisions
By
Rich McKeon
Oct 31, 2014
Rising drug costs and declining reimbursements significantly impact profits, and long-term care pharmacies today have to do more with less.
June 3 Super Tuesday webinar: why you need to pay attention to PEPPER reports
May 22, 2014
Providers will learn how the government’s PEPPER reports are connected to their facilities’ health during a June 3 McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast. Featured speaker Leah Klusch, the...
Medically Complex Medicare Part B
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
May 08, 2013
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...
Skilled services 101: Understanding the medical appropriateness exception
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 07, 2021
In our industry, we have all read it numerous times. Some of us can quote portions of it in our sleep… three consecutive calendar days, for a condition that was treated during the qualifying hospital...