By Gusty Thursday 26 April 2012 Good Health and . Elvonda APRIL IS DISTRACTION AWARENESS MONTH! Imagine that you are blindfolded and driving 55 miles per hour. It will take about 4.5 seconds for you...
By Gusty 11:22 Advocacy elderly Incontinence obesity Good Health and . Elvonda CHECK IT OUT - HOT OFF THE PRESSES APRIL 2012!! ? ?? ?? NO MORE PADS, NO MORE DRIPS - TIPS TO ADDRESS AND HELP PREVENT URINARY INCONTINENC...
By Gusty Wednesday 25 April 2012 mac Medicare appeals Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Medicare Program Integrity Manual physical therapists physician orders physician signatures Good Health and Claims Denials Over Missing MD Signatures May Not Stand Up. Elvonda Physical therapists should consult their Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Therapy Services for their state ( here is Florida's ) a...
By Gusty Tuesday 24 April 2012 health care law Medicare medicare advantage physical therapist in private practice Good Health and Medicare Advantage Plan Wastes 8 Billion Dollars. Elvonda A new Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report recommends ending the Medicare Advantage bonus program, saying it will waste the $8.3 bil...
By Gusty Saturday 21 April 2012 American Physical Therapy Association APTA Clinical Practice Guidelines low back pain Orthopaedic Section Good Health and Low Back Pain guidelines published by Orthopaedic Section of APTA. Elvonda Just published are the Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and...
By Gusty Tuesday 17 April 2012 higher copays kentucky New York North Dakota physical therapy physical therapy co-payments Good Health and 20 States Limit Drug CoPayments to Protect Patients. Elvonda According to this FierceHealthPayer article "Insurers increasingly are facing potential legislation that could prevent them from shifti...
By Gusty Friday 13 April 2012 ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS aco cms Medicare Shared Savings Program Good Health and 27 New Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Open April 1st, 2012. Elvonda NEW AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CARE, CONTROL MEDICARE COSTS, OFF TO A STRONG START OVER 1.1 MILLION BENEFICIARIES NOW SERVED BY...