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1 Day (7hrs) Live Teletraining Course, 9AM-5PM (Pre-Recordings Available)

Lead Instructor: Brandy McKeown OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CLWT

Have you ever wanted to start your own lymphedema clinic or program but have no idea where to begin?  We have the solution for you!  ILWTI is now offering a course dedicated to assisting certified lymphedema therapists in successfully starting a clinic. The program is hosted by Brandy Mckeown, CEO of ILWTI, and 20+ year expert in managing multiple clinics in South Ga. Mrs. Mckeown is highly sought after across the nation as a consultant and speaker in lymphedema patient care, education, clinic administration and profitability.

This course will teach you the supply details from your treatment room, to your office and reception space. We will have multiple vendors with instruction for rep contact and account set-up to make ordering your bandages, garments and wound care supplies with ease. You will also learn the Medicare guidelines for your clinic set-up to avoid being in violation.

Of course you can’t stay in business long without knowing the ins and outs of lymphedema billing with the latest ICD and CPT coding...we will break it down into easy to use sets of codes for optimal billing and income!

Together, we'll review documentation for lymphedema evaluations, daily notes, progress and discharge notes with focus on Medicare and insurance guidelines.  We will also show you how to effectively write letters of medical necessity, whether it be for treatment or reimbursement for bandages, garments or pumps....and so much more!

This course is intended for certified lymphedema therapists (PT/PTA, OT/OTA, LMT, RN) who would like to learn how to start their own lymphedema clinic/program at the beginner level.

Pre-requisite of CLWT, CLT, or CLT-LANA Certification. Due to the commercial focus of this course, it is non-accredited for CEUs.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will

1. Understand the supplies need for a lymphedema treatment room, office, and clinic.

2. Understand the Medicare criteria for building specifications for a PT/OT therapy clinic.

3. Understand the difference between local DME, national suppliers and in-house management of compression garments and bandages with utilization of vendors for compression bandages, garments and wound care supplies.

4. Understand the Medicare therapy caps.

5. Understand how to use ICD 10 codes for lymphedema diagnosis and the codes to support lymphedema diagnosis.

6. Understand how to use CPT codes for lymphedema billing.

7. Create lymphedema evaluations, daily notes, progress notes and plan of care.