Tag: Cathy Carver
Cathy Carver of CTF shares documentation tips
June 1, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
A big question for complex rehab providers in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic in April: What is the documentation you need to have on file to bill for a claim?
Stakeholders were pleased to see CMS waive a number of requirements in the wake of the pandemic, but they were waiting for the agency to provide some kind of guidance on how to operate in a more relaxed environment.
“We understand and appreciate the waiving of the in-person encounter (for physicians)—that does go a...
Survey: Clinicians adapting
June 1, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
More than half of the respondents to a second survey from the Clinician Task Force say they're starting to use telehealth, Cathy Carver says.Of the clinicians who are using telehealth, 30% say they're using a HIPAA-compliant version of Zoom, 12% are using Microsoft Teams and 8% are using Doxy.Me.“That's a big change from our last survey,” said Carver, executive director of CTF. “There's more use oftelehealth.”More than 150 clinicians responded to CTF's second survey.CTF has...
How do we protect 'pathway' to referring clinicians?
May 5, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
One-third of clinicians recently surveyed by the Clinician Task Force have seen their seating clinics closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, says Cathy Carver.The closures are a result of a number of issues, including patients not wanting to come into the clinics and of clinicians being moved to other parts of hospitals to respond to the crisis.“Access to clinicians in the traditional seating clinic setting is challenging in some areas,” said Carver, executive director of the CTF, during...