Greg, I am an ATP and have been for about five years. Who knew how insightful I was being? I have actually been doing w/c evals as about 60% of my business since last September, and was doing some while I was working full time before that. I also ran the w/c clinic at a children's hospital here for about 7 years. I actually got my Medicare provider number in Jan '06. Again, showing foresight but purely by accident!
I actually had to have decompression surgery for Chiari 1 malformation this summer and am still recovering from that. As I've started to feel better and begun to be able to think more clearly. I've decided that I really need to turn this into a business and not just taking referrals as they come. It's done well so far, but the business organization and billing side of things is sorely lacking because I am a therapist......not a business person! I am in the Dallas, TX area. How did you find a company to outsource your billing to? Will they do your diagnosis coding as well? The reason I ask that is that I often get referrals from equipment vendors who will pass along the ICD-9 (10?) codes that they use, and I will use the same ones. The vendor gets paid for the equipment, and I get the claim kicked back saying the code wasn't coded to the necessary level of specificity. Just trying to figure out when I am back up to full speed with work (Which I anticipate being sometime in September) how I will do all the evaluations and paperwork that involves and all the billing and coding. Any advice (from anyone who is doing this type of thing!) is welcomed! Mary Alice On Aug 20, 2007, at 4:39 PM, Gregory Stelmach wrote: > Mary Alice: > Good for you for starting this new adventure. I will be > outsourcing the billing portion. Are you a ATS or ATP. I am using > a more traditional model with geriatric population with clinical > specialities. What part of the country are you located. The reason > I ask about ATP/ATS is the new Medicare guidelines for providing > power mobility devices starting in April of 2008. > Where are you in the process of developing your business? > > Greg > > > Mary Alice Cafiero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greg, > I am in the beginning stages of doing this under a different > treatment model (wheelchair and high end equipment evaluations for > both adults and peds). It is fun and exciting. Will you doing the > billing yourself or outsourcing that? What I am finding is that > billing is the hardest thing for me. I am not a business person and > have never claimed to be! > Just curious on how you are planning on setting it up, > Mary Alice > On Aug 20, 2007, at 9:30 AM, Gregory Stelmach wrote: > >> I am going to offer both Physical and Occupational Therapy. >> Working with geriatric population. >> I have referral contacts including assistive livings and senior >> housing. >> >> Ron Carson wrote: >> Greg, I am in private practice doing in-home rehab. I've been >> doing it >> for almost 4 years. It's a great model of care but does have some >> distinct drawback/disadvantages. Are you going to offer OT only or >> OT/PT? Adults, peds or both? Do you already have referral contacts? >> >> Give me some more information about what you are thinking? >> >> Ron >> >> -- >> Ron Carson MHS, OTR/L >> Hope Therapy Services, LLC >> www.HopeTherapyServices.com >> >> www.OTnow.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Gregory Stelmach >> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 >> To: [email protected] >> Subj: [OTlist] In Home Rehab Business >> >> GS> To All: >> GS> Is anyone currently or seeking to develop a in-home business >> model where you bill Med B in >> GS> the home setting? I am aggressively seeking to do this. I have >> not determined a significant >> GS> "con" to this business model. 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