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CRE: A newer and more persistent antibiotic resistant bacteria
The CDC has been tracking a resistant bacteria call carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE since 2001. This bacterium causes infections that are resistant to antibiotics and have affected people who are in or recently had inpatient medical…
5 Ways Effective Rehab Services Can Improve Your Census
By Amanda Green, HTS Director of Marketing
1. Rehab Services: Rehabilitation Outcomes
As many of you already know, our hospital discharge planners and physicians are overloaded with senior care communities trying to get through their door. …
Magic Show Funds Provides 30,000 Meals to Children in Need
The 4th annual Greenwood Rotary Magic Show, which took place on Wed. Feb 13th at Greenwood Community High School, entertained hundreds of area residents and their children and helped feed the hungry. This year was the first in which the…
CDC’s New STEADI Tool Kit Now Available
CDC’s Injury Center created the STEADI Tool Kit for health care providers who see older adults in their practice who are at risk of falling or who may have fallen in the past. The STEADI Tool Kit gives health care providers the information…
Medicare Cuts Expected to Take Effect April 1st
As many of you are aware, barring a last-minute bridging of the vast partisan gap in our nation's capital, across the board cuts through sequestration are to go into effect today, March 1st. As we understand it, due to a technicality in the…
Therapy Cap Update
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013. This law extends the Medicare Part B Outpatient Therapy Cap Exceptions Process through December 31, 2013. Section 603 of this Act…
Healthy Tips for Keeping Your Brain Young
Our brain is truly amazing. Ever heard the term “use it or lose it”? This statement is scientifically proven to be true when it relates to the brain. It is estimated that the human brain produces over 70,000 thoughts on an average day. …
Jimmo v. Sebelius – Medicare Lawsuit
Jimmo V. Sebelius is a court case we have all been hearing about and reading about on the internet. The case involved Medicare beneficiaries and The Center for Medicare Advocacy (non-for-profit) who filed a lawsuit regarding what they have termed…
Managing Congestive Heart Failure with Therapy
Over 5 million Americans are living with congestive heart failure (CHF) today. Heart failure is a progressive condition; fortunately it can be treated & managed with good medical care and making the appropriate lifestyle changes. A…
Medicare Change Alert
Multiple Procedures Payment Reduction [MPPR]: What You Need to Know
Medicare Change Alert
What is the MPPR? It is a system whereby the CMS will reduce payments to the always therapy codes; the codes OT, PT and ST regularly use to bill…
Are you ready for required Functional G-Codes Claims Based Reporting starting this July?
Have you received flyers about the Functional G-Codes Claims Based Reporting that is required to implement no later than July 2013? This information was introduced in the 2012 proposed rule of the Physician Fee Schedule for 2013.
What’s are…
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Summary
While the last minute legislation is mostly known for the issue of the fiscal cliff and the arguments over taxes, the legislation is in large part a modified version of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act passed in April of 2012.
Taxpayer Relief…
