Chronic pain and inactivity can lead to frustration and difficulty completing daily tasks. Fact is: it CAN hurt to wait. On April 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a historic expansion of telehealth services so that doctors and other providers can deliver a wider range of care to Medicare beneficiaries […]
As America Fights Pandemic, Ensuring Continuity of Care is Critical
Article as originally published in The Hill by Nikesh Patel, PT and the executive director of the Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality & Innovation. Every day, Americans wake up to a new reality created by the rapidly evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For the days and months to come, daily life will significantly change as we […]
Medicare Bundled Payments: CORA Makes House Calls
Providing Better Outcomes for TKA and THA Patients While Helping Orthopedic Surgeons Control Costs During an illness or a course of treatment, Medicare in the past made separate payments to providers for each service. In order to address the drawbacks of this fragmented care, Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative links payments for […]
