Respiratory Question for the Week of August 21, 2023

Question:

Are there any important compliance points to know for physician orders and respiratory rehabilitation services?

Answer:

The supervising RTR physician or the referring physician must provide orders to initiate RTR treatment. All treatment orders for RTR therapies must include:the following:

Specification of the discipline, type, frequency, and duration of the procedure,
modality, or activity.
Verbal and telephone orders that are cosigned and dated by the physician
before billing the claim.
A blanket RTR order is not acceptable.

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