I am not Rena, but I agree with you rrehab. director. That is how it has been handled traditionally. I will be interested in what Rena has to say about 5x per week therapy covered by Part B .... skilled level of care or not?
Gail Neustadt, NHA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 8:38 AM Subject: Rena/part B medicare > Rena,am I correct to think that medicare part B services,i.e. physical therapy 3-4 days is not a skilled service.Therefore, if a resident stays in facilty and accesses part B, it is not counted in our 60 day spell of wellness.I consider part B rehab as unskilled as it is same servive you could get at home in out patient setting.We always have orders under our part B rehab at 3-4 times a week because our rehab director considers 5-6 times a week for rehab under part A. > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the > American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators > "Committed to the Assessment Professional" > Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your > questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. > For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org > -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
