Announcement: APTA Section on Health Policy and Administration AudioConference 1/22/2008

[Guest guest]

January 22, 2008 - " 2008 Coding & Payment Update "

1:00PM-2:30PM eastern time

Course Description:

This 90-minute audio conference will cover updates on the outpatient therapy

rules pertaining to certifications /recertifications, qualification

standards for therapists and assistants, payment under the Medicare

Physician Fee Schedule, and the outpatient therapy cap for 2008.

In addition, the audio conference will explain the rationale for the use of

some of the more confusing CPT codes such as the splinting//strapping codes,

orthotic and prosthetic codes, physical performance test, and manual muscle

testing and range of motion codes.

The presenter will also review and explain the 8 new CPT codes and discuss

the PQRI measures applicable to physical therapists in the private practice

setting.

Who should participate?

Rehab managers and directors, private practice owners and CEOs, PTs, OTs,

SLPs, PT and OT Assistants, and anyone interested or involved with coding

and payment for therapy services and CPT codes.

About the Presenter

Rick Gawenda, PT, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, is the director of physical

medicine and rehabilitation at Detroit Receiving Hospital and the owner of

Gawenda Seminars. He is the current President of the Michigan Association of

Medical Program Rehabilitation Administrators, a member of the APTA, and the

President of the Health Policy and Administration Section of the American

Physical Therapy Association.

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