July 2003  www.theracareinc.com
July 30 - Aug 1 IEAHSA Nurse's Retreat
Aug 21 Theracare/Thomas Healthcare Workshop Fort Wayne
Aug 26 Theracare/Thomas Healthcare Workshop Indianapolis
Sep. 23-24 IEAHSA Fall Conference
Sep. 30 - Oct. 3 IHSA Convention/Trade Show

 

Delayed Again! The Latest News Regarding the Therapy Caps Keeping up with action regarding the therapy caps is much like keeping up with the changing gas prices.

Theracare/Thomas Healthcare Consulting Workshop Grab your pens and calendars and make a date to spend a morning with Theracare and Andrea Platt with Thomas Healthcare Consulting, P.C.

Advanced Beneficiary Notices…Do You Know When to Use Them? Have you ever faced a situation where the therapist says treatment under Medicare Part B should stop and the patient or family/caregiver insists therapy should continue? This is a situation that arises, and many times no one is quite certain what should be done.

Therapy's Role in Restorative Programs The questions often arise: “What is our therapy department’s role in our restorative program?” “Why can’t our therapists manage and oversee our restorative program?”

Marketing your rehab program Beginning in this issue, I’d like to briefly discuss different tools you can use for marketing your rehab program to a variety of interest groups.

OSHA Ergonomic Recommendations for ECF's These guidelines provide recommendations for nursing home employers to help reduce the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in their facilities.



The “Draft” MDS Version 3.0: “An Opportunity to Make a Difference”
In 1987, the face of long-term care changed forever with the enactment of OBRA and the introduction of a new resident assessment form called the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI).

 

 

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Thomas Healthcare Consulting, P.C., provides expertise in the financial, reimbursement, clinical and operational issues encountered by providers in the long-term care and senior housing professions.

Reimbursement Consulting:

  • Medicare & Medicaid reimbursement & cost report preparation
  • Medicare & Medicaid audit representation
  • Medicare PPS services
  • Medicaid case-mix & MDS consulting
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  • Ancillary contract negotiations
  • Corporate compliance
  • Operational accounting & board consultation
  • Indiana Medicaid software

MDS & Clinical Consulting:

  • Quarterly case-mix reviews
  • MDS & data-collection technology evaluations
  • MDS Compliance
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  • MDS accuracy and coding errors
  • MDS & RUG III classification
  • MDS training & education seminars

Robert A. Thomas, CPA
Andrea S. Platt, RN
Thomas Healthcare Consulting, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants & Healthcare Consultants
11988 Fishers Crossing Drive, Suite 200
Fishers, Indiana 46038-2702
Main: 317.577.0101
Fax: 317.577.3389
www.thomashc.com

 

 





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