By Gusty Saturday, 9 February 2013 cloning documentation electronic medical records G-codes physical therapist physical therapy physical therapy notes PT notes Severity Modifiers SOAP Good Health and 'Blow Up' Physical Therapy Documentation, too. Elvonda Hate G-codes? Think the Severity Modifier are a waste of your time? Dr. Halamka shares your pain: "The way we document in medicine ha...
By Gusty Wednesday, 6 February 2013 BMP Bone Graft Complications Failed back surgery Medtronic Spinal fusions Good Health and Spinal Fusions and Bone Graft Complications. Elvonda Spinal Fusions and Bone Graft Complications In the United States, a growing number of people suffer from debilitating back pain from degen...
By Gusty Tuesday, 5 February 2013 FOTO Functional Reporting G-codes Medicare Severity Modifiers Good Health and Reimbursement for G-codes?. Elvonda We're using G-codes as a stepping-stone to an outcomes-based reimbursement system, aren't we?" asked my client today. Jami is a...
By Gusty Monday, 4 February 2013 Direct Access to Physical Therapy nurse practitioner physician Good Health and Nurse Practitioners Seek More Authority in Florida. Elvonda Ryan Grella, a physical therapist from the Tampa Bay area has brought to light this new article in the Tampa Bay Times: Nurse Practitioners ...
By Gusty Sunday, 3 February 2013 Good Health and New Quality Reporting Mandates Affect Physical Therapists and Hospitals. Elvonda Hospitals are worried that their Electronic Medical Records cannot adequately generate the necessary data to fully comply with burdensome qu...
By Gusty Tuesday, 22 January 2013 Functional Reporting Medicare OPTIMAL scale physical therapists risk-adjusted outcomes Good Health and This is Only a Test.... Elvonda Functional Reporting for Medicare in 2013 is only a test. If Functional Reporting were true outcomes reporting physical therapists would nee...
By Gusty Sunday, 23 December 2012 Functional Reporting Medicare physical therapy managers Physician Quality Reporting Initiative PQRI PQRS Good Health and A Resource for Functional Reporting in 2013 for Physical Therapists. Elvonda Are you concerned about the new Medicare mandates for Functional Reporting for therapy services in 2013? Are you and your staff fully equipp...