The answer to your question is not easy because there are many factors which come into play as to what is reimbursable or not. But, For the most part, Medicare payment is based more on goals and outcomes rather than treatment modalities. For example, take a client who has experienced a stroke with resultant hemiplegia, cognitive deficits, depressed mood. If you are an OT working in a rehab hospital, you might assess that the client wants/needs to improve his/her occupations related to self-care. Based on your assessment, you select many different forms of treatment modalities that will facilitate the clients occupations. Examples of such modalities might include:
1. Thermal agents (which Medicare won't pay for) 2. Ultrasound/ e-stim 3. Graded occupation 4. Endurance exercises 5. Aquatics If certain other criteria are met, (i.e. medical necessity, direct relationship between diagnosis and treatment, etc) then Medicare **should** pay for all the above (except for hot/cold). So the answer to your question is yes. Occupation as a treatment modality is just as reimbursable as any other modality, give or take a few exceptions. Maybe others can contribute to this thread. Ron ~~~~~ On 6/23/02, CndyGirl50 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Cac> occupation as a treatment modality. Cac> *********��*********** Cac> Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cac> In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist Cac> ** List messages are archived at: Cac> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Cac> *********��*********** *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
