{"id":7144,"date":"2019-09-24T09:10:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/systems4pt.com\/staging\/?p=7144"},"modified":"2020-02-21T09:34:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:34:32","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-the-cms-8-reimbursement-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systems4pt.com\/staging\/how-to-prepare-for-the-cms-8-reimbursement-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for the CMS\u2019 8% Reimbursement Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to <\/strong>Prepare for the CMS\u2019 8% Reimbursement Cut<\/strong><\/h1>\n

On August 1, 2019, Systems 4PT analyzed the CMS\u2019 2020 proposed rule and we discussed, \u201cNotice of an 8% reduction of PT\/OT reimbursements in 2021\u201d.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week (seven weeks later), the APTA confirmed our interpretation of the proposed rule with a blog titled, \u201c<\/em>Time to Act: CMS Proposes Significant 8% Cut to Physical Therapy in 2021.\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The dangerous temptation is to think, \u201c2021 is a long time away.\u00a0 I\u2019ll wait it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all been put on notice:<\/p>\n

A slow- motion train wreck is coming at us.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Get off the tracks!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Making Good News Out of Bad News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Bad News<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Of course the bad news is that Medicare has notified us of their intention to lower reimbursement rates by 8%, and this move gives commercial payers \u201cpermission\u201d to do the same.<\/p>\n

The Good News\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is not what you\u2019re expecting to hear, but the good news is that for the past several years, your practice has avoided making changes related to how you bill and collect claims.\u00a0 During this time, reimbursement technologies have been reinvented, benefiting from artificial intelligence, machine learning, and real-time employee interaction including Medicare HardStop™ safeguards.<\/p>\n

The good news is that billing technology exists TODAY that will increase your collections by more than the 8% reimbursement cut that\u2019s headed our way.<\/p>\n

Analytics<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Since 2004, Systems 4PT has measured \u201cbefore and after\u201d collections when we install new practices\n
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    • Our practices have always averaged 9.2% higher reimbursements when using Systems 4PT vs. their prior approach to billing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • During the past month, Systems 4PT conducted this same before and after collections analysis with practices who previously billed with a familiar web-based PT EMR and their separate therapy billing software\n
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      • Systems 4PT practices averaged 9.6% higher reimbursements vs. collections when using the web-based PT EMR and non-integrated therapy billing software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Finally, while other EMRs rationalize \u201cOur software isn\u2019t the reason your collecting less, everyone\u2019s reimbursements are declining,\u201d Systems 4PT\u2019s collections per claim have been stable for the past five years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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        For years there\u2019s been no urgent need requiring you to update your approach to billing.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

        That\u2019s changed.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

        How to Offset the 8% Reduction in Reimbursements<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

        An excellent way to offset the coming 8% reduction in reimbursements is to install billing technology that\u2019s proven to increase collections by 9% (or more).<\/p>\n

        The Smart Practice Owners:\u00a0 Will make, \u201cMitigating the Coming Reimbursement Cuts\u201d an urgent priority.<\/p>\n

        The Not-Smart Practice Owners:\u00a0 Will stay put, \u201cstanding on the tracks\u201d.<\/p>\n

        We care about your success.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

        We\u2019d like to show you the solution.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>[contact-form-7 id=\"5393\" title=\"Free Demo_copy\"][fusion_blog layout=”grid” blog_grid_columns=”” blog_grid_column_spacing=”” blog_masonry_grid_ratio=”” blog_masonry_width_double=”” equal_heights=”yes” number_posts=”3″ offset=”0″ pull_by=”category” cat_slug=”” exclude_cats=”” tag_slug=”” exclude_tags=”” orderby=”date” order=”DESC” thumbnail=”yes” title=”yes” title_link=”yes” content_alignment=”” excerpt=”” excerpt_length=”10″ strip_html=”yes” meta_all=”no” meta_author=”yes” meta_categories=”yes” meta_comments=”yes” meta_date=”yes” meta_link=”yes” meta_tags=”yes” scrolling=”pagination” grid_box_color=”” grid_element_color=”” grid_separator_style_type=”” grid_separator_color=”” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” \/]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[50,49],"class_list":["post-7144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-billing","tag-emr"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Prepare for the CMS\u2019 8% Reimbursement Cut - 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