Eli's Rehab Report
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Published on Fri Aug 26, 2011
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Since March 13, 2006, providers must document the total minutes of all time-based interventions provided and total treatment time that is the summation of timed and untimed interventions provided that day per discipline. If providers want to, they can voluntarily document the minutes spent on each individual intervention; however, your Medicare contractor shall not require it.Other Articles in this issue of
Eli's Rehab Report
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