39- Telehealth Insurance Coverage with Rick Gawenda
Oct 28, 2022
💭”I think if we can get congress to add PTs, OTs, SLPs as permanent telehealth providers is going to help us with other insurances that maybe are still hanging out there.” - Rick Gawenda
👉🏻 Our guest is Rick Gawenda, PT. He is a licensed physical therapist with 30 years of experience and currently serves as the founder and President of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, in 1991. Mr. Gawenda is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and Michigan Physical Therapy Association (MPTA). Mr. Gawenda is also the author of “The How-To Manual for Rehab Documentation: A Complete Guide to Increasing Reimbursement and Reducing Denials” and “Coding and Billing for Outpatient Rehab Made Easy: Proper Use of CPT Codes, ICD-9 Codes, and Modifiers”.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Rick's story and career
▪️ Telehealth insurance coverage during and after the pandemic
▪️ Telehealth insurance reimbursement
▪ Medicare telehealth coverage after the pandemic
▪️ Therapist and patient location when providing telehealth
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Rick's favorite resource of information:
1. Google: insurance provider page - monthly newsletter/bulletins/updates, automatic email notifications.
2. CMS.gov
Here is the pending legislation:
3.H.R. 3322/S 826, the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act. This legislation would permit Medicare beneficiary patients to privately contract with their physical therapists. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/826?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Medicare+Patient+Empowerment+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1
4.Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 2168) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2168/text
📲Rick’s contact information:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gawendaseminars
Instagram: @gscconsulting
Website: www.gawendaseminars.com
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