Comments for Anderson and Tuttle Home Health and Hospice Consulting http://andersontuttle.com/blog Home Health and Hospice Operations and Technology Fri, 14 May 2010 16:18:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Medicare Billing Audits by Carol Anderson http://andersontuttle.com/blog/2010/05/medicare-billing-audits/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Carol Anderson Fri, 14 May 2010 16:18:17 +0000 http://andersontuttle.com/blog/?p=68#comment-17 In response to the PT eval question. Alot of agencies (if not most) utilize the PT eval form as a supplemental order covering their PT services. Generally, the PT eval is completed after the 485 is already being processed and since you MUST have frequency and duration as well as modalities and interventions on therapy orders, the PT eval, once signed by the physician will meet this requirement. "PT to eval and treat" is an order that covers the evaluation only. Any visits after that must be covered with the elements I just listed. Why write it twice, when one tool can do the job? Good question! Thanks Carol In response to the PT eval question. Alot of agencies (if not most) utilize the PT eval form as a supplemental order covering their PT services.
Generally, the PT eval is completed after the 485 is already being processed and since you MUST have frequency and duration as well as modalities and interventions on therapy orders, the PT eval, once signed by the physician will meet this requirement. “PT to eval and treat” is an order that covers the evaluation only. Any visits after that must be covered with the elements I just listed. Why write it twice, when one tool can do the job? Good question!
Thanks
Carol

]]> Comment on Medicare Billing Audits by sahily http://andersontuttle.com/blog/2010/05/medicare-billing-audits/comment-page-1/#comment-16 sahily Fri, 14 May 2010 15:46:37 +0000 http://andersontuttle.com/blog/?p=68#comment-16 greatly appreciate you posting the tool! Thank you :) greatly appreciate you posting the tool!
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]]> Comment on Medicare Billing Audits by Galina Lenar http://andersontuttle.com/blog/2010/05/medicare-billing-audits/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Galina Lenar Thu, 13 May 2010 17:21:56 +0000 http://andersontuttle.com/blog/?p=68#comment-15 Great tool! We have created something simmilar. I just have one question for you. I have never heard that Physical Therapy Eval has to be signed by physician. Is it specific for certain states? I am in Illinois. Great tool! We have created something simmilar. I just have one question for you. I have never heard that Physical Therapy Eval has to be signed by physician. Is it specific for certain states? I am in Illinois.

]]> Comment on Certificate of Need Process by Lorrie Carter RN http://andersontuttle.com/blog/2010/01/certificate-of-need-process/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Lorrie Carter RN Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:39:13 +0000 http://andersontuttle.com/blog/?p=29#comment-8 Washington State also requires CON. Here is the link for that process. http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/FSL/CertNeed/default.htm Washington State also requires CON. Here is the link for that process. http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/FSL/CertNeed/default.htm

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