Publisher's Synopsis
Clear up your outpatient payment questions This indispensable book clearly and concisely presents the most recent Medicare payment information for respiratory therapy services in the outpatient setting, while detailing steps to ensure full regulatory compliance. Highlights: * Crucial points from the Medicare outpatient payment final rule for 2014, including reimbursement for pulmonary rehabilitation and packaged payments * How typical procedures map to APCs and to the current reimbursement * Respiratory therapy CPTr codes, including the latest codes for chest wall manipulation, ventilation management, smoking cessation counseling, sleep studies, wheeze rate measurement and acoustic ECG services * Key to status indicators at the bottom of every other page, guiding you through Medicare payment policies * Reverse look-up section listing all procedures that belong to the same APC * 2014 APC payment rates and guidelines from the Medicare Hospital Manual CPTr is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
