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Medicare Payment for Skilled Nursing Facilities

We help you keep track of evolving payment policies for SNFs.

Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction and the Physician Fee Schedule

The MPPR policy implements a 50% payment reduction to the practice expense value of certain CPT codes deemed "always therapy services."

APTA 2022 CSM: Calling All ‘Pandemic Whisperers’ To Address Ethical Challenges

Feb 4, 2022/Article

The 53rd McMillan Lecture focused on ways the pandemic has highlighted the need to fully integrate ethics into the profession's identity.

Defensive Contracting: Extrapolation, E-Payment, and Virtual Credit Cards

Mar 30, 2021/Article

A quick explanation of two payer activities that you may encounter in a contract: what they are, what to look for, and what you can do.

Proposed CMS Hospitals Rule Ups Payment, Seeks Comment on Equity and Health Data

May 4, 2021/Article

The proposal continues CMS' emphasis on interoperability and expanded quality measures.

Knee Society Score (KSS) for Total Knee Replacement

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

The KSS contains questions in 2 sections: knee joint (pain, range of motion, stability) and function (walking distance, ability to climb stairs).

Motor Growth Curves for Cerebral Palsy

Jan 21, 2013/Test & Measure

Target population: People with cerebral palsy (CP).

Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living (KOS-ADLS) for Total Knee Replacement

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

Target population: People with total knee replacement.

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) for Total Knee Replacement

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

Measures pain, stiffness and physical fitness.

Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39)

Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure

This 39-item test is a Parkinson disease-specific health status questionnaire.