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CMS To Collect Data On Therapy Patient Function

Published on Thu Jul 19, 2012

Wondering how CMS may reconfigure the therapy portion of home health payment rates? Take a look at its newest effort in outpatient therapy reimbursement for a hint.In the 2013 physician fee schedule proposed rule, CMS wants "to collect data on patient function related to physical and occupational therapy, and speech language pathology services," CMS says in a release. As required by law, the data will help CMS generate therapy payment reform that focuses on "patient function ... condition and outcomes," the agency explains. That's opposed to the current time-based method of paying for outpatient therapy.
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