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Appropriate Contents of Routine Office Visit (ROV) Plan Section, Part 1

ROV Plan Overview Routine office visit documentation can be more succinct and direct than that of an initial visit for an episode of care. Examples of this are found in the plan section and the full treatment plan in the corresponding section of an initial visit. At the beginning of an episode of care, the…

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The Mechanics of the Routine Office Visit (ROV) Plan

This Rapid Tutorial compares the Routine Office Visit Plan to an initial treatment plan and demonstrates their differences. The ROV is the execution or application of the initial treatment plan. For example, what did you do with the patient today? We look under the ROV Plan’s hood to see the uniqueness and detail that makes…

Collecting From Medicare Patients for Services that Medicare Never Covers

Collecting From Patients For Services not Covered by Medicare Although it is not a requirement to formally notify Medicare beneficiaries in writing about the excluded services rendered in your office that are never covered by Medicare, it just makes good business sense to do so. Patients need to be aware of the costs associated with…

Excluded Service Modifiers Can Make or Break Your Claims

Now that you’ve learned about the difference between modifiers for spinal CMT codes, and those for excluded services, let’s dig a bit more into two critical excluded service modifiers. The GP and GY modifiers may seem unimportant because they are appended to codes that are not covered by Medicare. But misuse or omission of either…