I saw the video at national conference last year. Have not been to the website... I do not think. Will be anxious to hear your thoughts on the Framework. Took much time and thought to get a handle on it. Thanks again, Alice
-----Original Message----- From: Ron Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:22 PM To: Krauss Alice Subject: Re[4]: [OTnow] GREAT NEWS! Hello Alice: You are right. I was very hasty in my earlier posts...... sorry!!!!!! Thanks for asking me about the Practice Framework, its a reminder that I need to spend some time looking at it again! Interesting comments about the Fund's video!! I haven't seen it!! To bad the former executive director of The Fund is no longer at AOTA because she was a member of this list. She may have appreciated your comments. Just out of curiosity, where did you see the video. And, have you been to The Fund's web site? Ron ================================================================= On Tuesday, March 30, 2004, you wrote: KA> Ron, KA> You have not given us a chance to thank you... not only for this "fight" but KA> for constantly challenging us to think in terms of occupation, regardless of KA> whether or not we agree with you. Your posts help us to be more reflective KA> and deliberate. Hopefully this reflection and dialogue will inform our KA> clinical practices, educational and marketing efforts. We need to be KA> proactive in defining for ourselves and others what exactly is Occupational KA> Therapy.You at least give us(as does our history) a starting point for this KA> discussion and exploration. For this ,I consider your posts to be a KA> wonderful and much appreciated service to me and to the entire profession. KA> How do you feel about the Practice Framework; seems the Domain enables and KA> empowers us to work towards occupation-based treatment through the use of KA> other type of activity until the client is able to participate in true KA> occupation. Curious about thoughts on that. KA> A comment on the new video created by the Fund... I feel as though it KA> focuses more on catching the emotional attention of the viewer with cute KA> children and endearing adults than it does on educating the viewer about KA> what makes an OT perspective/approach/skill set unique and of tremendous KA> value related to outcomes. The only reason I bring that up here is that I KA> agree with you that we have an internal identity crisis and this does not KA> help anybody to understand or articulate OTs uniqueness. I manage a dept of KA> 35 OTs and it is a crisis and my major "development" focus for 2004 within KA> my department. Thank you for the ongoing challenge. It can only help us. KA> Alice Krauss KA> -----Original Message----- KA> From: Ron Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] KA> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:20 AM KA> To: Lehman, David KA> Subject: Re[2]: [OTnow] GREAT NEWS! KA> Hello David: KA> Thanks for the 'thanks'. Why is it that a PT is the ONLY person to have KA> responded to the message??????? People in my profession can be such KA> weinies.... Don't they even care about stuff like this..... I get so KA> frustrated with being an OT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KA> What's happening with you???????????? KA> Ron KA> ================================================================= KA> On Tuesday, March 30, 2004, you wrote: LD>> You go Ron.....just saw this post and thought I would congratulate you LD>> on getting somewhere with the gov't:) LD>> Hope you are well. LD>> David A. Lehman, PhD, PT LD>> Associate Professor LD>> Tennessee State University LD>> Department of Physical Therapy LD>> 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. LD>> Nashville, TN 37209 LD>> 615-963-5946 LD>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] LD>> -----Original Message----- LD>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On LD>> Behalf Of Ron Carson LD>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 7:21 PM LD>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] LD>> Subject: [OTnow] GREAT NEWS! LD>> Hello: LD>> A while back, I ran into a Medicare situation where my company was LD>> unable to LD>> receive payment for OT evaluations provided at assisted living LD>> facilities. LD>> The problem had nothing to do with my company, but it was a Medicare LD>> policy LD>> that did not allow procedure code 97003 (OT eval) to be billed at an LD>> ALF LD>> place of service. I was very disappointed in this policy LD>> because it LD>> effectively prevented me from seeing clients in ALF's. It was LD>> particularly LD>> disappointing because, procedure code 97001 (PT eval) was reimbursable LD>> at an LD>> ALF. LD>> So, after several long conversations with Medicare, I was given an LD>> e-mail LD>> address in which to address my inquiry as to why OT could not be LD>> reimbursed LD>> for procedure code 97003. LD>> After several weeks, I received the following message: >>> Dear Mr. Carson, >>> I was assigned your correspondence originally dated 1/29/04, LD>> regarding >>> billing 97003 in an ALF. This is an appropriate place of service LD>> for >>> 97003. I will have a system change request done to have an ALF LD>> added to >>> the system to allow code 97003. I will let you know the effective LD>> date, >>> once I have one. Thank you, Diane >>> >>> Diane Prevatt, RN, BSN >>> Medical Policy and Procedures >>> First Coast Service Options, Inc. LD>> I just found out today, that it is now effective that procedure code LD>> 97003 LD>> can be billed at ALF's. LD>> Now, I wonder if it can be this easy to get Medicare to let OT open LD>> home LD>> health cases!! 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