Module I
- 2.5 Contact Hours
Monday, February 8, 2010 3:30PM- 6:00 PM Cost=$N/C
Course Description
Strategies will be provided for determining patient appropriateness for therapy. Opportunities as well as obstacles that may be encountered will be discussed. Therapists will be challenged to think outside the box when identifying the need for treatment. Ethical considerations will be discussed when communicating with physicians, patients and facility staff when treatment is not indicated. Medicare B requirements for evaluations including standardized assessments will also be covered.
Learning Objectives
- Identify expanded opportunities for determining
Course Description:
Enhance your discharge recommendations by seeing and trying a variety of durable medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, raised toilet seats, tub seats, home exercise equipment and equipment to modify the home environment. Several new types of tub seats and rolling walkers will be featured along with equipment and supplies that can make the transition home easier for patients and their caregivers. Reimbursement considerations will discussed in depth so that therapists can understand the financial impact of the equipment they recommend including reimbursement under various types of Medicare, public aid and private insurance. A variety of equipment will be on display for participants to try. Therapists will be encouraged to discuss their experiences with various types of equipment. This module was developed to answer questions that arose in a previous module on home modification.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify DME equipment that would be useful for various patient populations
- Differentiate features that would make one piece of equipment more advantageous over similar pieces of equipment
- Identify ordering, delivery, and installation options available
- Recognize DME reimbursement available from various payer types
- Review documentation requirements for optimal reimbursement
Course Instructor: Alan Sear, Owner Mark Drug Nancy Richman, OTR/L, FAOTA
patient appropriateness for therapy
Course Faculty: Nancy Richman, OTR/L, FAOTA, Corky Glantz, OT/L, BCG, FAOTA
Appropriate Audience: PTs. PTAs, OTs, OTAs, MSW, Nursing
2.5 Contact Hours of credit for the following disciplines: PTs,PTAs, OTs, OTAs - Be able to identify essential elements that are required for third party reimbursement
- Identify documentation content that is essential to insure successful reimbursement of evaluation and treatment services.
- Enhance ability to communicate to other members of the team when therapy is not indicated
- Understand the importance of incorporating standardized assessments required for Medicare Part B
Instructors
Crystal Maleski MS, OT/L, Patrick Bloom MA, OTR/L, FAOTA, Sheryl Blackman OTR/L
Faculty
Coralie Glantz OT/L, BCG, FAOTA,- Nancy Richman OTR/L, FAOTA,
2.5 Contact Hours of credit for the following disciplines - PT, PTA, OT, OTA
Appropriate Audience PTs and PTAs, OTs and OTAs, & SLPs