Profile
This
program will enable healthcare providers to provide quality healthcare
through an understanding of the Medicare Reimbursement system with
regards to therapy operations in a skilled nursing facility. The speaker
will provide an overview of the areas that significantly impact Medicare
Reimbursement and therapy service delivery as well as discuss case
management and operational strategies.
Recommended
Audience
Administrators, Nursing Management, Nursing Staff,
Therapy Management, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists,
Speech Pathologists, Marketing Management, Social Workers, Admissions
Directors, Business Office Managers and Hospital Discharge Planners.
Objectives
I. The learner will be able to identify services that
constitute skilled care.
II. The learner will be able to identify strategies for enhancing
therapy service delivery.
III. The learner will be able to identify treatment techniques appropriate
for the Medicare Part A and Part B beneficiary.
Goals
This program will enable healthcare providers to provide quality healthcare
through an understanding of the Medicare Reimbursement system related
to therapy service delivery in a skilled nursing facility.
Content
I. Medicare Skilled
Guidelines
- Hospitalization
- Presumptive
Coverage
- Management
of Care Plan
- Observation
and Assessment
- Therapeutic
Exercises
- Maintenance
Therapy
- Range of Motion
- Commonly Denied
Treatments
II. Rehab Case
Management
- Standards of
Operation
- Productivity
- Final Rule
- Evaluations
- Assistant
& Aide Utilization
- Minute
Tracking
- Group
Therapy
- Restorative
Nursing
- Cognitively
Impaired Patient
- Skilled Documentation
- Medical Necessity
III. Part B Program
Development
- Referrals
- Documentation
- Goal Writing
- System Review
