TLC
Medically stable clients who have chronic conditions and require services over time, many require care for the remainder of their lives.
What is Long Term Care?
Reimbursement for services rendered by public funding, which are:
What is federal, state, and local?
Different types of settings where OTPs work
What is administration, levels of care, areas of practice?
FIMs
What is Functional Independence Measures?
This is the primary way of gathering information for the profile
What is interviewing?
working with the client through therapy in order to reach his or her goals
What is intervention?
specific services performed by the health care providers fall under this code
What is a Procedure Code?
Discontinuation of Services
What is when the client no longer requires or wants to continue with OT services?
Sociological area of practice is due to this
What are severe physical or cognitive disabilities?
Preliminary information is gathered about the client to determine whether further evaluation or OT intervention is required
What is screening?
level of care as the client’s needs dictate
What is continuum of care?
client’s medical condition falls under this code
What is a diagnosis code?
Intervention Review
What is monitoring the client’s performance during therapeutic intervention?
Biological area of practice
What are medical problems caused by disease, disorder or trauma?
Observation
What is gathering information about a person or an environment by watching and noticing?
If a client is D/C'd to home, he or she may need this, which can include a hospital bed, BSC, tub transfer bench, etc.
What is DME (Durable Medical Equipment)?
To receive payment for OT services, invoices are submitted by these
What are diagnosis codes or procedure codes?
The client may be transferred from the hospital after surgery to a rehab facility, SNF unit, or to home, depending on the client’s needs.
What is Transition Services?
Workshops (Sheltered workshops, training centers, retirement workshops) would fall under this area of practice
What is sociological?
if research shows that it is a true measure of what it claims to measure
What is validity?
The client still needs care but does not require an intensive level or specialized service
What is sub-acute care?
Reimbursement for OT services rendered by private funding are:
What are health insurance, worker’s comp, casualty insurance, and disability insurance companies?
when the client no longer requires or wants to continue with OT services.
What is discontinuation of services?
Emotional, cognitive, or personality (affective) disorders would fall under this area of practice
What is psychological?
A standardized test determines this
What are validity and reliability?