Info on FDA Site: Home Medical Use Device

Entry By: Eileen Bach, PT, M.Ed, DPT The FDA site noted here has some helpful information. http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/      The case study for July is pasted below. Best regards,   Eileen Bach Case Study of the Month The FDA encourages consumers and health care...

Workshop Update: Just Added July 15, 2011

What’s new this week: Pediatrics The Autism/Sensory Survival Kit New York DIR/Floortime for Autism & SPD Wisconsin Multi-Sensory Handwriting Skills Florida Geriatrics Geriatric Assessment Tools Rhode Island, Connecticut Dementia Outside the Box Georgia Fall...

2012 Proposed Home Care rules are out!

Entry By: Eileen Bach, PT, M.Ed, DPT CMS released the proposed rules – you can see full text at http://federalregister.gov/inspection.aspx A few significant changes are – a 3.35 % decrease in payment, lower payment amounts and changes to case-mix for...

Rescheduled: Low Back Pain, Michael Stare

The following date has been rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding that this is a very rare occurrence. If you are a current attendee of any of the below workshops, our Customer Care team will be contacting you shortly....

Workshop Update: Just Added July 8, 2011

What’s new this week: Behavioral Combat-Induced PTSD Indiana, Kentucky Pediatrics Complementary Interventions for Autism, Asperger’s, Sensory & ADHD Hawaii DIR/Floortime for Autism & SPD Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Geriatrics Dementia...

Update: Home Care Billing & Late Reassessments

Entry By: Eileen Bach, PT, M.Ed, DPT Pasted below is a summary from an update from HCA of NY (www.hcanys.org). The timing of the required therapy reassessments (13th and 19th visits, 30 days) is important and based on the CMS response below, when the re-assessments...