Donna, I don't know. That is a good question for Ron. Jimmie -----Original Message----- From: Thomas, Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 7:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OTlist] Large Fl. Hospital Case Managers and OT referrals
Could it be put in a file and others could access it too? I am interested in it too. Donna Thomas On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 10:04:53 -0400 Incandescent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Jimmie: > >Could you possibly send me a copy of the Powerpoint >presentation too. I would >very much like that. > >Thanks, > >Biraj > >Jimmie Arcenaux wrote: > >> Ron, >> I wish you luck with your endeavor. I have a power >>point presentation that >> I use for nursing education relative to OT. If you >>would like to see it, I >> could email it to you. >> Jimmie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ron Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:02 PM >> To: Jimmie Arcenaux >> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Large Fl. Hospital Case Managers >>and OT referrals >> >> Hello Jimmie: >> >> Sounds like you are being very proactive... but isn't it >>frustrating?? I >> am always so miffed because our profession is so >>old but so under >> utilized. >> >> I am planning to go back to the hospital in a couple of >>weeks to provide >> in-service education. >> >> Ron >> >> ============================================= >> >> On 8/5/2003,[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> JA> Hey Ron, >> >> JA> I have had the same experience. Part of my >>duties has to do with >> JA> therapy utilization at the home health care >>company I work for. OT >> JA> and ST utilization were both extremely poor when I >>started. I have >> JA> been working at it by increasing awareness, >>auditing charts and >> JA> developing programs. What bothers me most about >>this in the home >> JA> care setting is that OT is probably the best >>discipline to intervene >> JA> with a home care patient. There is a definite >>identity crisis at >> JA> work. Nursing has really no idea what OTs does. >>They either have >> JA> developed their own ideas of OT or have >> received erroneous >> JA> information about the UE only thing. >> >> JA> -----Original Message----- From: >> Ron Carson >> JA> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August >>05, 2003 3:49 PM >> JA> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OTlist] Large >> Fl. Hospital Case >> JA> Managers and OT referrals >> >> JA> Hello: >> >> JA> This morning, I met with one of Central Florida's >>largest hospital's >> JA> case manager staff. I personally asked with >>approximately 10 case >> JA> managers and asked if the refer their d/c'd >>patients for OT. Every >> JA> one of them said something like: "not too much for >>OT, but quite a >> JA> bit for PT". >> >> JA> How can it be? How can a large hospital's case >>manager staff not >> JA> refer to OT, except in rare cases? >> >> JA> I get so frustrated with such scenarios because, >>in my experience, >> JA> it happens all the time. It is so rare to speak >>with someone in the >> JA> medical field that utilizes OT for clients >> with occupational >> JA> performance issues. On those rare occasions >> that someone does >> JA> mention OT, it has been from an orthopedic setting >>and they refer to >> JA> OT for upper extremity issues.... YUCK! >> >> JA> Ron >> >> JA> P.S. 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