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The coordinator of all patient care
Who is Kathleen
These standardized codes are used to document the services provided during therapy sessions.
What are CPT codes?
This is the month designated as Occupational Therapy Month in the United States.
What is April?
This is the largest muscle in the human body, often targeted in strength training.
What is the gluteus maximus?
This is the month dedicated to raising awareness for better hearing and speech.
What is May?
The one who will answer all of your questions about AUTH
Who is Jasmine?
This term describes the predetermined amount an insurance company agrees to pay for a therapy service.
What is an allowed amount?
Occupational therapy differs from physical therapy because it focuses on these types of meaningful activities.
What are occupations or daily life tasks/activities of daily living?
The term that describes the science of human movement studied in physical therapy.
What is kinesiology?
This is a high-tech device used by individuals with severe communication impairments to express themselves.
What is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device?
Our sassy and brilliant billing specialist
Who is Nicole
This is the portion of the bill that families must pay out of pocket before insurance contributes.
What is a deductible?
This type of therapy is commonly used with children who have sensory processing difficulties.
What is sensory integration therapy?
PTs working with newborns may address this condition, where an infant’s head tilts due to tight neck muscles.
What is torticollis?
A fluency disorder that involves repetitions, prolongations, or blocks in speech.
What is stuttering?
Our employee of the year
Who is Natalie
A situation where an insurance company denies coverage for a claim, often requiring further explanation or appeal.
What is a claim denial?
A piece of adaptive equipment used to assist with dressing, especially for clients with limited range of motion.
What is a dressing stick?
This commonly used tool measures the range of motion of joints.
What is a goniometer?
This organization represents speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the United States.
What is the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)?
One of our SLP Graduate students
Who is Theresa, Sophie, or Jacob
If you see 'need additional data' in the current authorization or script, you must do this to avoid a full or partial denial from insurance."
What is provide standardized scores, updated goals, and/or new objective data?
The year occupational therapy was officially established as a profession in the United States.
What is 1917?
The joint that allows for the widest range of motion in the body.
What is the shoulder joint?
This type of disorder involves difficulties with articulation, voice, or fluency, while the other involves challenges with understanding or using words and sentences.
What is the difference between a speech disorder and a language disorder?