RCRI Rehabilitation Consulting & Resource Institute



	Upcoming Seminars: Documentation and Payment Issues in Outpatient Physical Therapy: Assuring Compliance & Avoiding Fraud and Abuse October 16-17, 2008 — Great Wolf Lodge, Mason, Ohio Payment & Policy Challenges in Outpatient Physical Therapy: Tools for Success in 2008 & Beyond! October 24-25, 2008 — Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Audio Conference: The Advanced Beneficiary Notice: How to Legally Collect Cash from a Medicare Patient September 9, 2008 — Partnership with APTA Chapters Audio Conference: The OIG Self Disclosure Protocol: Should You Notify the Government if you suspect a Problem, and How to Minimize Your Risk of an Audit October 7, 2008 — Partnership with APTA Chapters Audio Conference (2 Part): Part 1: Establishing a Fee Schedule for your Facility: Using the Medicare Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) as a Guide November 11, 2008 — Partnership with APTA Chapters Audio Conference (2 Part): Part 2: Determining Your Cost per Visit: Understanding Basic Financial Statements and Answering the Question: Should I Sign This Payer Contract? November 18, 2008 — Partnership with APTA Chapters Read more


	Seminars/Educational Programs — Education & Training The principals of RCRI, Helene Fearon, PT and Steve Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, have each spent over 15 years educating the physical therapy profession in the areas of practice management and reimbursement strategies, and are committed to continuing the effort to teach therapists and providers of physical therapy services the tools that are needed for successful practice management in the ever changing healthcare marketplace. Education and training sessions or seminars can range in time from 3 hours to 2 days, and are individually designed to meet the specific needs of the audience. RCRI also provides education and training to third party payers, Medicare contractors, federal investigative and law enforcement officials, and policy makers who need to understand the specific issues involved with appropriate physical therapy management of patients, from both a clinical and operational perspective. To date, Helene and Steve have provided educational and training seminars in over 44 states. RCRI provides education and training in practice management and reimbursement strategies for achieving success in the outpatient setting in the following areas: CPT and ICD-9 Coding for physical therapy practice Tools for efficient and effective billing and payment of outpatient therapy claims Updates on federal legislative and regulatory activity and its’ impact on rehabilitation Application of Medicare’s Therapy Cap Exceptions Process Methods for documenting medical necessity, skilled care, and functional outcomes Audit Review Flags and their use in claims and documentation review Updates on CMS manual provisions and changes Methods to effectively minimize the risk of fraud and abuse behaviors Use of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice to support medical necessity Appropriate and necessary documentation under Medicare’s revised Documentation requirements Documentation to justify medical necessity and its relationship to fraud and abuse activity Internal peer review and utilization management methodologies and techniques Criminal anti-kickback laws and the government’s application of these laws to physical therapy practices Staff education and training in the area of Medicare Compliance And More!