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Viewpoints

Sep 1, 2018/Magazine

Viewpoints: Online Comments

Documentation: Initial Examination and Evaluation

Jun 28, 2024/Article

Documentation elements for the initial examination and evaluation include the following: examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcomes.

Two Degrees, Many Variables

May 9, 2020/Column

The journey of a PT/anthropologist.

Reporting Requirements: Cost

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

The cost performance category is a measure of resource utilization based on Medicare claims for specific services that CMS has identified.

MIPS Value Pathways

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

MIPS Value Pathways, or MVPs, are a voluntary reporting option that clinicians can participate in as an alternative to traditional MIPS or an APM Performance Pathway.

MIPS Scoring and Payment Adjustments

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

Note: Resource originally created Dec. 22, 2020 and updated on Feb. 27, 2024. Weighting Each of the four MIPS categories — quality, improvement activities, promoting interoperability, and cost — is weighted to determine how much influence it has on a clinician's final score. The weights of each category

MIPS Performance Reporting Requirements

Feb 27, 2024/Resource

MIPS performance is measured across four categories – cost, quality, improvement activities, and promoting interoperability.

Good to Be Home

Feb 1, 2020/Feature

Physical therapists working in home health discuss their evolving role in the continuum of patient care.

Fall and Balance

Feb 1, 2020/Column

When patient confidentiality and broader need are in conflict.

Professional Pulse

Feb 1, 2020/Magazine

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