Medicare Bundles See 55% to 70% Cost Savings with Luna’s In-Home Outpatient PT Program, New Study Reveals
Luna shares study results demonstrating cost savings for in-home physical therapy compared to traditional home health for Medicare patients.
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MindMaze’s MindMotion GO Gamified Therapy Granted CPT Codes
MindMaze Healthcare has been granted CPT Category III codes published by the AMA on November 1, 2021 and effective July 1, 2022.
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Back Pain Claims Data Say This Drops the Cost of Care
WEA Trust and Kiio have released the results of an updated and expanded claims data analysis evaluating the impact of Kiio’s digital musculoskeletal (MSK) therapeutic on medical utilization and cost of care for low back pain.
But Seriously, Do PT and OT Really Help? 1.4 Million Cases Can’t Be Wrong
Physical therapy and occupational therapy provide functional benefits to most Medicare patients in postacute care settings, according to data from the “Therapy Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Settings” (TOPS) study.
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Senate Votes To Continue Suspension of Medicare Sequester Cut Through 2021
The compromise bill is likely to make it into law, but a lag in enactment could cause some logistical challenges, according to the APTA in a news release.
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The Pandemic May Be Worsening Healthcare Utilization Disparities
Increases in the use of telemedicine during the coronavirus pandemic among people with private insurance raise concerns that the pandemic may be worsening existing disparities in overall healthcare utilization, the RAND Corporation suggests.
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Applause! 2% Medicare Sequester Cut Suspension Draws APTQI Endorsement
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) applauds the introduction of the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act (H.R. 315).
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Can You Guess Why Bundled Payments Will Catch On With Patients and Employers?
Providing patients discounts for using medical providers that agree to charge one set price for expensive procedures such as knee replacement surgery can result in savings for both patients and payors, according to a RAND Corporation study published in Health Affairs.
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Worried About Deep Medicare Cuts for Specialty Providers? This Group is Taking a Stand
APTQI and a coalition of organizations representing healthcare providers call on the House and Senate to address deficiencies in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and halt deep payment cuts to providers.
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Make PT First Again: TRICARE’s Plan for Pain Management
A demonstration project between Confluent Health and TRICARE aims to make physical therapy the first line of defense against low back pain.
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Ivy Rehab Becomes an Aetna Provider in Connecticut
Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy announces that as of January 11, it is now an in-network provider with Aetna Health Plans in Connecticut. Aetna patients at all of Ivy’s clinics in the state can now receive in-network benefits, according to a news release.
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Threepeat for FOTO as CMS Re-approves QCDR for MIPS Status
Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO) has once again been approved by CMS as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
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APTQI Commends US Senators for Introducing Legislation to Protect Providers from Medicare Cuts
If enacted, S. 5007 would provide critical relief to dozens of specialty providers scheduled to incur severe payment cuts starting in 2021, including physical, occupational, and speech language therapists, according to APTQI in a news release.
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FOTO’s QCDR Clients Post Exceptional MIPS Scores
Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO), a Net Health company, announces that 77% of rehabilitation providers using its Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) to track 2019 performance outcomes for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) earned “Exceptional Performance” status, and 47% of those turned in perfect MIPS scores of 100 points.
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APTQI Muscles Up its Board of Directors to Help Fight Medicare Cuts
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) announces Team Rehabilitation and Raintree Systems – reportedly APTQI’s first Strategic Partner – are joining the APTQI Board of Directors as At-Large Members.
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Reimbursement Drops for Orthopedic Trauma Surgery: Study
The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third over the past 2 decades, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.
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CMS: Stop Payment Cuts in 2021, APTQI Letter Urges
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) sent a formal comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to reverse course on a planned 9% cut to physical and occupational therapy services included in the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule for CY2021, it reports.
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CMS Recognizes Athletico as ‘Exceptional’
After voluntarily participating in CMS’s 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP), clinicians at Athletico Physical Therapy have been recognized as top-tier providers under the nation’s premier quality of care measurement program.
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