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Important
Changes in ICD-9 Coding for Decubitis Ulcers in Effect.
Effective October 1, 2004, the ICD-9 code for decubitis
ulcers, 707.0, has been replaced with new five-digit, location
specific, codes.
Outpatient
Observation or Hospital Inpatient Day? More
and more skilled nursing facilities are finding it a challenge
to determine if a beneficiary has had a 3-day qualifying
hospital stay. The most recent obstacle is time spent in
outpatient observation at the hospital.
CMS
Clarifications for Common Therapy Billing Questions.
I frequently field calls from therapy professionals confused
regarding a variety of billing issues. In this quarter’s
newsletter, I am including two of the common questions I
hear and the CMS clarifications specifically answering these
questions.
Provide
Rehabilitation Services to your Newly Admitted Residents
and Increase Chance of Survival by 19%.
Changes in reimbursement since 1997 have changed the way
some long term care facilities view providing therapy services.
Fiscal responsibility has always been important, but changes
to the Medicare reimbursement system and the loss of Medicaid
co-pay has heightened concern for paying for costly rehabilitation
services when benefits end or when residents have no back
up insurance. |
