Building Your Case for Medical Necessity: The Nuts and Bolts of Skilled Therapy Documentation
Course: #9839Level: Introductory 1.5 Hours 5259 Reviews
This course provides participants with an understanding of documentation requirements in a post-acute setting, including Medicare regulations and guidelines. It identifies why speech therapy services are denied and ways to mitigate the denial of skilled services, and describes how to document medical necessity.
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.15 Introductory, Related; Calif SLPAB/1.5; IACET/0.2; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.5; SAC/1.5
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list 3 reasons SLP services are denied by payers in a post-acute setting.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe documentation requirements to support the provision of medically necessary services.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify examples of skilled therapy services documentation that support medical necessity and meet Medicare requirements for reimbursement.
Course created on August 24, 2021
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Post-Acute Care Payment Models Part A\B\HH Eligibility |
| 10-20 Minutes | Part A/B/HH Reimbursement |
| 20-25 Minutes | Role of Documentation and Reason for Denials |
| 25-30 Minutes | What is Medical Necessity |
| 30-40 Minutes | Use of Standardized Assessments, Evaluations |
| 40-45 Minutes | Goal Writing |
| 45-55 Minutes | Progess Notes/HH Visit Notes |
| 55-60 Minutes | Recertifications |
| 60-65 Minutes | Daily Notes and Discharge Summaries |
| 65-70 Minutes | Skilled Language |
| 70-75 Minutes | Overview of CPT Codes |
| 75-85 Minutes | Billing Considerations |
| 85-90 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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5259 ReviewsPresented By
Melissa Collier
MS CCC-SLP, CHC, CDP
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Introductory Level
0.15 ASHA CEUs
California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board
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International Association for Continuing Education and Training
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 1.50 continuing education clock hour(s) for Kansas licensed Speech Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: LTS-S1370.
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
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