Guides

Functional limitation reporting (FLR) for Medicare Part B patients is no longer required as of January 1, 2019. Physical, occupational, and speech therapists may choose...

Physical therapists used G-codes to satisfy certain requirements for reporting on Medicare patients’ function and condition.

In 2018, Medicare repealed its hard cap on physical therapy services. However, PTs must continue to track their patients’ progress toward an annual threshold.

Beginning in 2019, certain PTs, OTs, and SLPs are eligible to participate in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

PQRS was a quality reporting program that officially ended in 2017, although the financial ramifications stretched throughout 2018.