I am not sure of the billing; I have never done one of the diners groups; I work in the outpatient department mostly in low vision rehabilitation. I know that the billing in inpatient is considerably different that the outpatient setting; more like DRGs or RUGs than actual billing for units of treatment time. Swallowing is not really an area of interest to me personally; but I agree that it is well within the domain of our profession--and like you said in your previous posting, the task of feeding oneself encompasses quite a lot. However, I am not very bio-mechanically minded; I like to focus more on actual activities rather than the components of those activities. In my mind, I rather that PTs and STs address the biomechanics--I feel that in my case (I must stress that again--IN MY CASE) they are far more competent to address the physical aspects of a particular task than myself. So when it comes to dysphagia, I could see a very nice team approach between the OT and ST professions. I think that all professions can contribute a lot to the patient. Thanks Orli
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Gregory Stelmach Sent: Sat 12/2/2006 9:21 AM To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subject: Re: [OTlist] Swallowing Orli: Is that a skilled group, ie. are you billing for your time. If not we are doing an injustice to our profession by performing maitenance groups. Greg Stelmach, OTR/L Orli Weisser-Pike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Our ST does Vital Stim and bills Medicare. None of the OTs that I know work directly with swallowing issues. The inpatient rehab unit has a "diners" group at each meal supervised by either OTs or STs--making sure that the patients get their meals thickened, use correct feeding strategies, etc. ---Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Arceneaux Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:34 PM To: OTlist Subject: [OTlist] Swallowing Hello, Is anyone out there working with swallowing patients? It seems to be a dead issue for OT at most sites, but at my work there has been some talk about Vital Stim and the inability for ST to bill for this modality under a Medicare situation. Just curious. Jim --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn ************************************************************************************** ----------------------------------------- Smart Medicine. Inspired Care. And the awards to prove it. Recognized as a Top 50 Healthcare Network. To learn about other recognition and awards Baptist has earned, visit: http://www.bmhcc.org/aboutus/awards/index.asp This message and any files transmitted with it may contain legally privileged, confidential, or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not permitted to use, copy, or forward it, in whole or in part without the express consent of the sender. Please notify the sender of the error by reply email, disregard the foregoing messages, and delete it immediately. -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn ************************************************************************************** --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers. -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
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