The following information was sent by Trailblazer Health. This tele-conference is free to all participants and should prove to be helpful to all who...
Got Negotiation Skills? On May 5th the VPTA will sponsor it's first CEU awarded continuing education opportunity outside of annual conference. The seminar " ...
Please post the following information. Thank you. Bill Recent Changes to the Laws Governing Physical Therapy in Virginia Information for Licensed Physical...
Bill Whiteford
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Mar 27, 2007 9:00 pm
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The following information is supplied by the APTA. It is important to note that input from our national organization was noted and made an impact on policy. ...
Dear Bill and colleagues, I speak for myself in this response to the email from "United4achange." I applaud your efforts to engage more of the membership in...
Wolff-Burke, Melissa
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Mar 28, 2007 10:11 pm
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I think Melissa makes a good point about VPTA participation. My observation after being involved on the leadership level for eight years is that there is a...
Julie DoBias
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Mar 29, 2007 2:01 pm
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To My Fellow VPTA Members: As a long time member of the Association and Chapter - I commend the professional dialogue and debate surrounding this issue. We...
Shawne Soper
ssoper@...
Mar 30, 2007 2:47 am
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With great respect for all views in this discussion: I think the attempt to portray United4achange as an uninvolved group of whiners is unfortunate. The group...
GAYLE GARNETT
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Mar 30, 2007 2:49 am
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Dear Shawne: First, thank-you for becoming involved in the debate. The value of your service to the VPTA, over your many years of service, is incalculable. I...
Brian D'Orazio
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Apr 1, 2007 8:50 pm
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Dear Brian - Thank you for your response. I offer the following for the ongoing debate and discussion. First, in regard to the perceived timeline of events...
Shawne Soper
ssoper@...
Apr 3, 2007 8:56 pm
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****APTA LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT**** Ensuring that Qualified Physical Therapists Provide Medicare Physical Therapy Services Oppose HR 1846 Today! On Thursday,...
Dear fellow PTs and PTA's, Below is information regarding an upcoming continuing education course sponsored by the Mountain District of the VPTA. There are...
greg cornforth
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Apr 24, 2007 1:44 pm
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The information below was sent from Trailblazer Health. Although some of this information was posted on this listserv in February, it is of note that...
The Northern District asked me to post the following information about an upcoming course they are sponsoring. It is not too late to register! Health...
Recently many therapy providers have experienced a high volume of denials on Medicare claims having the KX modifier. Please see below for information directly...
The following was sent by Trailblazer. Please reference this document for information relating to current policy. Thanks. Angela S. Brooks, PT VPTA Payer...
As you are all aware, the procedure to diagnosis crosswalk has been reinstated. This crosswalk represents the first edit for medical necessity on Medicare...
This is to remind all of you that Medicare will implement the PQRI program on July 1, 2007. The PQRI bonus of 1.5% is available to all PT's in private practice...
This information appeared in PT Bulletin Friday, June 22nd. In case you did not review the information, please take note. It is important to review your NPI...
Call for Abstracts VPTA 2007 Annual Conference The VPTA Research Committee is currently accepting abstracts for consideration for poster and platform...
Please review the following information. * CMS is delaying the launch of the NPI Registry and the dissemination of FOIA-disclosable health care provider data...
ACN Group, Inc currently provides physical therapy and chiropractic utililization management and claims processing for UnitedHealth Group. Recently I attended...
The following information was sent via the Trailblazer Listserv. Please review this information to assure that your practice setting is fully aware of all...
Trailblazer Health Enterprises, LLC hosts a number of educational activities via a variety of avenues included teleconference and web-based training. Those...
The following information was forwarded via the Trailblazer Listserv. NPI numbers, although intended to streamline and simplify, may cause problems if not...
Please be aware of the following as it relates to ACN Group, Inc. 1. The referral requirement for physical therapy services has been eliminated. This...
CMS Final Fee Schedule Rule issued November 1, 2007 will go into effect on January 1, 2008. I recommend visiting the APTA website to obtain a comprehensive...
CONGRESS PASSES THE MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SCHIP EXTENSION ACT OF 2007 (S. 2499) Congress has approved legislation postponing the Medicare therapy cap and...
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SCHIP EXTENSION ACT OF 2007 (S. 2499) On Saturday, President Bush signed The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension...
Medicare has released a draft LCD and your comments are needed. VA is again participating with several other states impacted by TrailblazerHealth, LLC to craft...