Earmark - Pay-for-performance for Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Medicare Part B Services

Agency:		Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau:		Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Account:		Program management (75-0511)
Certifying Official:		Director, Division of Budget Formulation
Contact Information:		http://WWW.HHS.GOV 202-720-3210

Pay-for-performance for Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Medicare Part B Services

1 recipient will receive $99,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: n/a

Description: The grantee will provide services to study the impact of implementing a pay-for-performance process for patients receiving physical or occupational therapy services under Medicare Part B. They will implement a pay-for-performance algorithm that they developed and refined from a retrospective analysis of data from Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc., and based on risk-adjusted functional outcomes and treatment visits. The process is designed to identify a possible replacement for the therapy cap.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Foucs on Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. (945478733)	$99	Program Management		6100 Lonas Driv Knoxville, TN
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Citation

Source: Appropriations Statute

Reference: Public Law 108-447

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Citation Excerpt: $100,000 is available for Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc., Knoxville, TN

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Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007