2024 Medicare and Practice-Related Updates for Hand and Upper Extremity Specialists

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Webinar Title: 2024 Medicare and Practice-Related Updates for Hand and Upper Extremity Specialists

Presenters:
Ann Marie Feretti, EdD, OTR/L, CHT & Angela Stephens, DHS, OTR/L, CHT

Webinar Description:
This webinar will provide information to affect the delivery of hand and upper extremity rehabilitation for billing and reimbursement. Issues that will be covered during the webinar include:

  • Updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
  • Conversion factor adjustment
  • ABN requirements
  • OTA/PTA assistant payment reduction
  • Requirements for KX modifier
  • Remote Therapeutic Monitoring codes
  • MIPS/MVPs updates
  • Telehealth rules and regulations for Medicare recipients
  • Discussion of issues pertinent to the delivery of hand and upper extremity interventions  

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will:

  1. Describe the proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule including any budget cuts that have an effect on the delivery of hand and upper extremity rehabilitation.
  2. Recognize the conversion factor adjustment and how a change affects OT/PT reimbursement with Medicare patients. In addition, the participant will recognize the supervision requirements for OTA/PTA in a private practice setting.
  3. Identify the Medicare rules and regulations in the delivery of telehealth for hand and upper extremity rehabilitation including documentation requirements and reimbursement issues.
  4. Describe how the KX and other policy issues will have an effect on the delivery of hand and upper extremity rehabilitation in 2024 for Medicare recipients.
  5. Explain how the assistant payment reduction and other policy issues can have an effect on the delivery of hand and upper extremity rehabilitation for Medicare recipients in 2024.
  6. Identify the Medicare rules and regulations in the use of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring codes for hand and upper extremity rehabilitation.
  7. Explain the updates to the MIPS/MVPs for 2024

Originally Presented: February 2024

CE Credit:  1.0 continuing education hours, or 0.10 CEUs

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Student Non-Members $30

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