Are you meeting the physician supervision requirements for cardiac and pulmonary rehab?

October 5, 2010

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs must comply with the Medicare guidelines in order to receive payment. Physician supervision is one area where CMS includes very specific information that these types of programs must follow. Christine Garvey, FNP, MSN, MPA, FAACVPR, and Karen Lui, RN, MS, FAACVPR, detail CMS’ requirements and what coders should look for in the documentation.

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