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For physicians, other healthcare professionals, and senior-serving professionals, interacting with Medicare can be complicated and wrought with pitfalls, which, if not understood and managed, will mire your practice in endless paperwork and frustration. We interview industry experts in every aspect of healthcare, from insurance companies, DME companies, home health agencies, medical providers, and many others, to bring you their real world expertise in the American healthcare system. Your hosts are Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni, two Emergency Medicine physicians who have branched off from traditional Emergency Medicine to explore and build solutions with a particular focus on eldercare and population health. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602747270479020/ Join our Subscriber List and get exclusive access to our Mastering Medicare Cheat Sheet and other goodies: https://www.masteringmedicare.net/subscribe no elder care, eldercare, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare, senior care, senior, seniors, senior-serving professionals, medical care, insurance company Mastering Medicare alex@masteringmedicare.net https://www.masteringmedicare.net/12 149b2aca-5a4d-4aa0-91ad-653e06816362 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Mastering Medicare full Mastering Medicare Mastering Medicare is a podcast helping demystify healthcare and Medicare for senior-serving professionals and providers. 1:28:45 no Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni talk with the team from Fox Rehab (https://www.foxrehab.org/) about physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology and uncover all the hidden issues, challenges, and secrets of this huge industry. If you are a senior-serving professional or medical provider who orders PT, OT or Speech services for your clients, you need to listen to this episode. Alex and Amy cover the following topics: Speech Therapy vs Speech Language Pathologist In-home PT, OT and speech therapy for geriatric patients Part A rehab vs Part B rehab When and why do you flip from Part A therapy/rehab to Part B rehab? How do you continue to qualify for Part A therapy? Who decides whether a patient has reached their therapy goal - the ordering provider or therapist? What does a physical therapist do? What does an occupational therapist do? What does a speech therapist do? PT vs OT vs Speech Functional independence Activities of daily living What does Medicare pay for with Part B PT, OT and Speech Therapy Two requirements for Medicare to pay for Part B rehab: medical necessity and skilled need The Therapy Cap for PT and Speech Part B works on a calendar year basis How to get an exception to the Therapy Cap for PT, OT and Speech Pathology Coding and billing PT, OT and SLP encounter CPT codes What is a low-tech augmentative communication device? What is the common work file in Medicare rehab? How often does a physical therapist usually go to a person's home? What is the patient responsibility or copy for Medicare Part B rehab and physical therapy? Part B rehab is not home health Which types of providers refer to Part B rehab the most? Most common reasons for referral for Part B Rehab all revolve around falls: gait, balance, and weakness Do not have to be homebound for Part B rehab in the home Common mistakes when referring to rehab How to write an order for PT, OT, or speech and what CPT codes to include Part B rehab does medication reconciliation How to order DME What is a 3-in-1 commode How long does it take to get a hospital bed paid for by Medicare FoxRehab.org Medicare, healthcare, physician, medical, senior care, eldercare, elder care, elder, seniors, PT, OT, Speech, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, rehab Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni talk with the team from Fox Rehab about physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology and uncover all the hidden issues, challenges, and secrets of this huge industry. If you are a senior-serving professional or medical provider who orders PT, OT or Speech services for your clients, you need to listen to this episode.
Alex and Amy cover the following topics:
Speech Therapy vs Speech Language Pathologist
In-home PT, OT and speech therapy for geriatric patients
Part A rehab vs Part B rehab
When and why do you flip from Part A therapy/rehab to Part B rehab?
How do you continue to qualify for Part A therapy?
Who decides whether a patient has reached their therapy goal - the ordering provider or therapist?
What does a physical therapist do?
What does an occupational therapist do?
What does a speech therapist do?
PT vs OT vs Speech
Functional independence
Activities of daily living
What does Medicare pay for with Part B PT, OT and Speech Therapy
Two requirements for Medicare to pay for Part B rehab: medical necessity and skilled need
The Therapy Cap for PT and Speech
Part B works on a calendar year basis
How to get an exception to the Therapy Cap for PT, OT and Speech Pathology
Coding and billing PT, OT and SLP encounter CPT codes
What is a low-tech augmentative communication device?
What is the common work file in Medicare rehab?
How often does a physical therapist usually go to a person's home?
What is the patient responsibility or copy for Medicare Part B rehab and physical therapy?
Part B rehab is not home health
Which types of providers refer to Part B rehab the most?
Most common reasons for referral for Part B Rehab all revolve around falls: gait, balance, and weakness
Do not have to be homebound for Part B rehab in the home
Common mistakes when referring to rehab
How to write an order for PT, OT, or speech and what CPT codes to include
Part B rehab does medication reconciliation
How to order DME
What is a 3-in-1 commode
How long does it take to get a hospital bed paid for by Medicare
FoxRehab.org

]]> Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni talk with the team from Fox Rehab about physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology and uncover all the hidden issues, challenges, and secrets of this huge industry. If you are a senior-serving professional or medical provider who orders PT, OT or Speech services for your clients, you need to listen to this episode.
Alex and Amy cover the following topics:
Speech Therapy vs Speech Language Pathologist
In-home PT, OT and speech therapy for geriatric patients
Part A rehab vs Part B rehab
When and why do you flip from Part A therapy/rehab to Part B rehab?
How do you continue to qualify for Part A therapy?
Who decides whether a patient has reached their therapy goal - the ordering provider or therapist?
What does a physical therapist do?
What does an occupational therapist do?
What does a speech therapist do?
PT vs OT vs Speech
Functional independence
Activities of daily living
What does Medicare pay for with Part B PT, OT and Speech Therapy
Two requirements for Medicare to pay for Part B rehab: medical necessity and skilled need
The Therapy Cap for PT and Speech
Part B works on a calendar year basis
How to get an exception to the Therapy Cap for PT, OT and Speech Pathology
Coding and billing PT, OT and SLP encounter CPT codes
What is a low-tech augmentative communication device?
What is the common work file in Medicare rehab?
How often does a physical therapist usually go to a person's home?
What is the patient responsibility or copy for Medicare Part B rehab and physical therapy?
Part B rehab is not home health
Which types of providers refer to Part B rehab the most?
Most common reasons for referral for Part B Rehab all revolve around falls: gait, balance, and weakness
Do not have to be homebound for Part B rehab in the home
Common mistakes when referring to rehab
How to write an order for PT, OT, or speech and what CPT codes to include
Part B rehab does medication reconciliation
How to order DME
What is a 3-in-1 commode
How long does it take to get a hospital bed paid for by Medicare
FoxRehab.org

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