Massage Therapy Issues in Insurance Reimbursement

Course overview

Upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to: Distinguish between coverage associated with private health insurance, personal injury insurance, and workers' compensation coverage, Explain how personal injury and motor vehicle accidents are more receptive to insurance reimbursement than other types of coverage, Name the primary standardized billing form for insurance reimbursement, Explain the role of Worker's Compensation in cases of on-the-job injury, List the four main steps of SOAP charting and identify the information associated with each part, Explain what ICD and CTP codes are, where and how they are used, Define "functional outcomes" and their significance in SOAP charting, and Define "scope of practice" and its relationship to insurance reimbursement for massage.