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[office at ptidaho.org]

   Claim-Form Deadline Set for July 1CMS has confirmed that after July  
1, it will no longer accept the old CMS-1500 (12-90) claim forms.  
Under Transmittal 1247  
(http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1247CP.pdf), providers  
will be required only to submit CMS-1500 (08-05) beginning July 2. The  
form is for use by physicians and suppliers qualifying for  
electronic-claims-submission requirements set forth in the  
Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA).

   JULY 31 APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION EXAMS

   In 2007, an additional 828 physical therapists achieved  
board-certification by the American Board of Physical Therapy  
Specialties (ABPTS). To date, 7,573 of your colleagues have achieved  
this professional distinction. Physical therapists with at least 2,000  
hours of direct patient care in one of seven specialty areas  
(Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Clinical Electrophysiologic,  
Geriatrics, Neurologic, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, and Sports) may be  
eligible for certification by ABPTS. Information on additional minimum  
eligibility requirements and the application booklet can be downloaded  
from the Specialist Certification Web page at  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Exams&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=203&ContentID=22444[1]. Applications submitted for the 2008 specialist certification examinations must be postmarked by July 31. The examinations will be administered at Prometric Testing Centers from February 23 to March 8, 2008. Please contact the Specialist Certification Department at ext 8520 or at spec-cert at apta.org[2], if you have any questions or would like additional  
information.

    

   NEW PQRI RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE

   Physical therapists now have a new resource to help them  
successfully participate in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative  
(PQRI), which offers a 1.5% bonus payment for reporting quality data.  
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted  
worksheets online at  
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/30_EducationalResources.asp#TopOfPage[3]  
to help providers meet the program?s documentation requirements. The  
Screening for Future Falls Risk worksheet  
(http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=40485&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm[4]) provides steps that PTs can follow to successfully document the completion of a falls risk screening. For more information on PQRI, visit the APTA Web site at  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Coding_Billing&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=164&ContentID=18281[5].

    Here's some more items that might be of interest:

   Jill Cooper

   CMS HOSTING CONFERENCE CALL ON PROVIDER ENROLLMENT JUNE 29

   The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a  
conference call on Medicare enrollment from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Friday,  
June 29. The Open Door Forum on the Medicare Provider Enrollment  
Process will provide useful tips to facilitate enrollment and an  
opportunity for providers to ask questions about the process. To  
register, visit http://registration.intercall.com/go/cms2[6]. For more  
information about Medicare provider enrollment process, visit the APTA  
Web site at  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Become_a_Provider_Supplier&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=166&ContentID=36012[7].

    

Links:
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[1]  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Exams&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=203&ContentID=22444
[2] mailto:spec-cert at apta.org
[3] http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/30_EducationalResources.asp#TopOfPage
[4]  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=40485&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
[5]  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Coding_Billing&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=164&ContentID=18281
[6] http://registration.intercall.com/go/cms2
[7]  
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Become_a_Provider_Supplier&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=166&ContentID=36012

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