Functional Geriatrics

Senior Healthcare is a multi-billion-dollar industry with constantly rising costs. In order to help control expenditure, the federal government is making ongoing changes to regulatory processes of health care entities. This includes managed care organizations, Bundle Payments for Care Improvement and other similar programs that were designed to ensure the efficacy and accountability of healthcare service delivery. Therefore, therapists who work in geriatric settings are now held to even higher standards to ensure that services are medically necessary through treatment interventions and skilleddocumentation.

This innovative workshop provides a contemporary approach to therapy service provision that will help to maximize outcomes in any geriatric setting without fancy equipment. Attendees will also learn how to communicate these outcomes by composing individualized, holistic treatment plans, setting realistic,functional goals, and writing dailyand weekly progress reports that will demonstrate medical necessity and prevent denials.

Highlights

• Practical application of Medicare guidelines for documentation and treatment to meet medical necessity and justify the need for skilled services
• Create customized treatment plans addressing patient's unique underlying impairments that contribute to functional deficits
• Interactive format with coaching from a documentation expert with experience in denial appeal writing; real world examples of documentation do's and don'ts and group practice to improve your documentation the next day
• Effective treatment strategies that help patients meet goals faster to meet the demands of shorter managed care coverage periods
• Free, easy to use apps, standardized assessment tools and websites to take your treatment to the next level that you can download and use immediately
• Understand the Bundle Program and other forms of consolidated billing to improve your accuracy and avoiddenials
• Strategies for increasing productivity and efficiency during treatment without compromising quality

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists