Everyone in the therapy community has been buzzing about this topic. It is the latest form of documentation torture mandated by Medicare.
If you bill Medicare in any way as a provider or non-participating provider it affects you. It also affects MD's, DO's, and Chiropractors who bill therapy codes, in ALL settings.
The only way to avoid it is to become a provider of a Medicare HMO. Not, in my opinion a great option.
It is vital to all practices that they understand and comply with this information for the following reasons:
- You will not get paid for services after July 1, 2013.
- It will be a part of the mandatory audit that affects therapists when services are provided after the therapy cap has been met.
Trying to learn this system is not easy and resources are few.
The following are 2 videos that I posted on you-tube:
Top Ten Facts about Medicare G-code Billing and Documentation:
and
How to Streamline your Practice while remaining compliant with Medicare G-code Requirements:
The videos are excepts from 2 new online classes:
1. Keeping it Simple: Documenting and Billing to comply with Medicare G-codes
2. Strategies to Streamline your Practice while being compliant with Medicare G-codes.
These courses are are available with a variable fee to allowing you the option to take the class for credit or just for your own information at http://www.sigproed.com/online_courses.html
