This report tracks how many days (from 1st visit) it takes to bill the RAP claim for an episode. This report will help monitor how quickly billing staff is generating those RAP Claims. The following information is included in this report: Program, Payer, HIPPS Code, Chart Number, Name, Episode #, Team, SOC Date, From Date, RAP $, OASIS Lock Date, 1st Visit Date, RAP Date, #Days (It took to create the RAP), and Case Manager assigned to patient. To get to this report:
1. Go to Reports > Billing > 14.05 RAP Days From 1st Visit:
2. From and Thru Date - Enter the From and Thru date. (To view year-to-date, enter 01/01/2016 as From Date, and current date as the Thru Date.) You also have the Fiscal Year and Calendar Year options.
3. Program - Enter a program or leave blank to review all.
4. Payer - Enter a payer or leave blank to review all.
5. Team - Enter a team code or leave blank to review all.
6. Employee - Enter employee number(s) or leave blank to review all.
7. Minimum Number of Days From 1st Visit To RAP - Enter the minimum number of days. For example if your agency expects RAP claims to be billed within 3 weeks of the first visit, enter 21 in that field. This will generate all episodes where it took the billing clerk 21 days (or more) to create the RAP.
8. SOC Episodes Only - Selecting this option will only include SOC Episodes in this report.
9. Recert Episodes Only - Selecting this option will only include Recert Episodes in this report.
10. All Episodes - Selecting this option will include All Episodes in this report.
11. Medicare-Only - Selecting this option will only include Medicare Episodes in this report.
12. Non-Medicare Only - Selecting this option will only include Non-Medicare Episodes in this report.
13. Both - Selecting this option will include Both in this report.
14. Print - Hit Print to print the report. You also have the option to Print in Landscape, or Export to Excel.
**Mainly for use prior to 2021 new RAP billing requirement: Starting 2021, RAP must be submitted within 5 days from DOS to avoid penalty.