
What are the 5 therapeutic intervention strategies?
5 Therapeutic Intervention Strategies. 1. Dance/ Movement Therapy. This approach has been used since the 1940s. The use of movement increases creative access to emotions. The movement seeks ... 2. Laughter Therapy. 3. Drama Therapy. 4. Hypnotherapy. 5. Music Therapy.
What is the client-centered approach to therapy?
This approach to therapy is client-centered and utilizes tools and techniques from other approaches. Any therapist can integrate techniques from another modality. Patients are individuals and may respond to treatment in individual ways, hence the need to shift techniques to serve clients well.
What is the therapy modifier for outpatient therapy?
THERAPY MODIFIER REQUIREMENTS All claims for outpatient therapy service must report a therapy modifier (GP, GO, GN) along with the HCPCS code to indicate the treatment plan discipline (PT, OT, SLP). Also, certain HCPCS codes require certain therapy modifiers. Refer to MM10176 and MM9698 for more information. CORRECTLY USING TIMED AND UNTIMED CODES
Who certifies the treatment plan/Plan of care?
A physician or non-physician practitioner (NPP) clinically certifies the treatment plan/plan of care (POC), ensuring:The patient needs the therapy services

What is behavioral therapy?
It works from the belief that behavior is learned and that it can be modified through interventions with a therapist.
What is drama therapy?
Drama therapy is the use of theatrical techniques to promote positive mental health and foster personal development (Landy, 1994). Here’s another excellent article outlining drama therapy and the activities that go along with it.
What is client centered therapy?
This approach to therapy is client-centered and utilizes tools and techniques from other approaches. Any therapist can integrate techniques from another modality. Patients are individuals and may respond to treatment in individual ways, hence the need to shift techniques to serve clients well.
What is humanistic therapy?
The overall motivation is for patients to achieve self-actualization through a personal approach to that height.
What is the best therapy for depression?
Psychopharmacology Therapy. Psychopharmacology therapy is the utilization of medicine to treat psychological dysfunction. It is commonly used to treat depression, anxiety, attention difficulties, and many more psychological problems. This approach works best in combination with another form of psychotherapy.
What is cognitive theory?
Cognitive Theory. This type of therapy is based on the belief that spontaneous thoughts create beliefs that result in emotional response, psychological response, and behaviors. Cognitive Therapy aims at reducing or eliminating psychological distress (Beck & Weishaar, 1989).
What is guided hypnosis?
This can be used in conjunction with other forms of therapy to treat many forms of habitual behavioral dysfunction. Anxiety, substance misuse, phobias, and sexual dysfunction are a few examples of the spontaneous behaviors that can be treated with hypnotherapy.
How long does a HCPCS code have to be in a day?
CMS requires that when you provide only one 15-minute timed HCPCS code in a day, that you do not bill that service if performed for less than 8 minutes. When providing more than one unit of service, the initial and subsequent service must each total at least 15 minutes, and the last unit may count as a full unit of service if it includes at least 8 minutes of additional services. Do not count all treatment minutes in a day to one HCPCS code if more than 15 minutes of one or more other codes are furnished.
How often do you need to recertify a POC?
Sign the recertification, documenting the need for continued or modified therapy whenever a significant POC modification becomes evident or at least every 90 days after the treatment starts. Complete recertification sooner when the duration of the plan is less than 90 days, unless a certification delay occurs. CMS allows delayed certification when the physician/NPP completes certification and includes a delay reason. CMS accepts certifications without justification up to 30 days after the due date. Recertification is timely when dated during the duration of the initial POC or within 90 calendar days of the initial treatment under that plan, whichever is less.
What is a POC in rehabilitation?
Outpatient rehabilitation therapy services must relate directly and specifically to a written treatment plan (also known as the POC). You must establish the treatment plan/POC before treatment begins, with some exceptions. CMS considers the treatment plan/POC established when it is developed (written or dictated) by a PT, an OT, an SLP, a physician, or an NPP. Only a physician may establish a POC in a Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF).
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