The revised Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) form is now required as of January 1, 2012. The ABN form is provided to Medicare beneficiaries by providers such as skilled nursing facilities, physicians and others when the provider believes that Medicare may not cover and reimburse the services to be provided. This notice of noncoverage is provided to the beneficiary and the revised notice Form CMS-R-131 can be accessed through the attached link with additional information on its use. http://www.cms.gov/BNI/02_ABN.asp
Category Archives: Physicial Therapy
Revised Advance Beneficiary Notice Use Now Required
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Posted in Continuing Care, Durable Medical Equipment, General, Health Care, Health Care Providers, Home Health, Hospital, Long Term Care, Medicare, Nursing Facility, Occupational Therapy, Out-Patient Care, Physicial Therapy, Physicians, Post Acute Care, Rehabilitation, Skilled Nursing Facility, Supplier
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services: Complying with Documentation Requirements – MLN Fact Sheet Revised
CMS just released a revision to its MLN Factsheet (ICN 905365) - Outpatient Rehabilitation Services: Complying with Documentation Requirements. The Factsheet is designed to provide rehabilitation providers with education on the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing program errors related to outpatient rehabilitation therapy services. It includes information on the documentation needed to support a claim submitted to Medicare for outpatient rehabilitation therapy services.
You can find a copy of the Factsheet here —–> MLN ICN 905365
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Posted in Fraud and Abuse, Medicare, MLN Matters, Occupational Therapy, Out-Patient Care, Physicial Therapy, Rehabilitation
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Ari J. Markenson, JD, MPH
Janet K. Feldkamp RN BSN LNHA CHC JD
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