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Rehab Articles by Topic: Practice Management

Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations May 2009

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 9, September 1, 2009

    The September issue of Briefings on Outpatient Rehab addresses HIPAA compliance, the Medicare...

Top-notch customer service equals happy patients

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 9, September 1, 2009

    Customer service is the impression left with the customer when he or she has an encounter with the...

Compliance with HIPAA a must for business associates

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 8, August 1, 2009

    For the first time since HIPAA became law in 2003, BAs of covered entities must comply directly...

Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations, August 2009

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 8, August 1, 2009

    The August issue of Briefings on Outpatient Rehab addresses business associates and HIPAA...

Prepare for the recovery audit contractors now for audit success later

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 7, July 1, 2009

    The recovery audit contractors (RAC) countdown has begun. While some states are preparing for the...

Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations, July 2009

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 7, July 1, 2009

    The July issue of Briefings on Outpatient Rehab addresses recovery audit contractors...

New HIPAA provisions: More important than you think

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 6, June 1, 2009

    Enforcement of HIPAA is about to get tougher due to provisions passed under the $787 billion...

Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations, June 2009

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 6, June 1, 2009

    The June issue of Briefings on Outpatient Rehab addresses the new HIPAA requirements, dealing with...

Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations May 2009

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 5, May 1, 2009

    The May issue of Briefings on Outpatient Rehab addresses direct access laws, bundling services, and...

Individual involvement necessary to achieve federal direct access

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 5, May 1, 2009

    For the third consecutive year, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has teamed up with...

Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations April 2009

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 4, April 1, 2009

    The April issue of Briefings on Outpatient Rehab addresses the Medicare Comprehensive Error Rate...

BRRR coding corner

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 4, April 1, 2009

    Rick Gawenda, PT, answers questions about billing Medicare for VitalStim therapy and...

Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations March 2009

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 3, March 1, 2009

    The March issue of Briefings on Outpatient Rehab addresses the therapy caps, closing a private...

Therapy caps exceptions becoming too routine?

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 3, March 1, 2009

    A more permanent system may eventually replace the caps. What that process will entail remains to...

Closing your clinic

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 3, March 1, 2009

    When you opened your practice, you hoped you’d never have to face the decision to close. But...

Need for women’s health specialists is growing

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 3, March 1, 2009

    Incontinence is a large part of what is referred to as the women’s health market in the world...

BRRR Q&A

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 3, March 1, 2009

    Nancy J. Beckley, MS, MBA, CHC, explains the questions managed care providers ask when negotiating...

Marketing may be key to surviving tough economic times

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 1, January 1, 2009

    Showing your strengths will help keep your business consistent When times get tough, many...

Tracking productivity: Looking beyond billable units

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

    When times get tough, it’s easy to think your practice may have to start cutting back on...

Compliance officers crucial to long-term success

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 11, November 1, 2008

    Most rehab facilities know the importance of following payer rules and guidelines, because if they...

Manage your facility’s front office well for good first impressions and a successful practice

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 10, October 1, 2008

    For a rehab facility to thrive, it takes more than just good therapists helping patients achieve...

Don’t let backend operations be your facility’s downfall

  • Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, Issue 10, October 1, 2008

    You can have the best therapists in the world and a qualified, well-trained front office staff that...