...Therapy Billing Tips Provider Reference Supplement [pic] HP Enterprise Services, Arkansas Title XIX Document Date: 5/12/2010 HP Enterprise Services Arkansas Title XIX Account 500 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 400 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 374-6608 HP Enterprise Services and the HP Enterprise Services logo are registered trademarks of HP Enterprise Services. All other logos, trademarks or service marks used herein are the property of their respective owners. HP Enterprise Services is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of its people. © 2010 HP Enterprise Services. All rights reserved. Contents Introduction 3 Eligibility 4 Restricted Aid Categories 4 All Arkansas Medicaid Aid Categories 6 Therapy Benefits 10 Program Coverage 12 Prior Authorization Request Procedures for Augmentative Communication Device (ACD) 15 Evaluation 15 Contact List for Reviews, Managed Care and Authorizations 16 National Place of Service Codes 18 Quick Tips for Submitting Claims 19 Introduction to Billing 19 CMS-1500 Billing Procedures - Occupational, Physical, Speech Therapy Procedure Codes 19 Augmentative Communication Device (ACD) Évaluation 22 Billing Instructions - Paper Only 22 Completion of the CMS-1500 Claim Form 22 Special Billing Procedures 29 Common Billing Errors 30 Brief Overview of Benefits 31 Contact Information 32 Introduction This Billing Tips document serves as a training supplement...
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...The purpose of this report is to explain what hypokinetic dysarthria is and to establish an evidence-based treatment plan for a patient with the disorder. Hypokinetic dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that is caused by damage to the basal ganglia motor circuit. The basal ganglia motor circuit is made up of the striatum, which is composed of the caudate nucleus and putamen, the lentiform nucleus, which is composed of the putamen and the globus pallidus. The substantia nigra and the subthalamic nuclei are also related to the basal ganglia. (Duffy, 2013) The interconnections that receive excitatory input come from the prefrontal cortex, and the substantia nigra and inhibitory output go to the thalamus to the prefrontal motor areas of the...
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...benefits of recommended therapies to an individual’s health and well-being. All of the children and young people that I support within my work role receive a variety of therapy treatments such as occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. By providing these therapies children and young people can be supported within areas of development that they may have difficulties with. For example, SLT offer weekly sessions for residents and pupils to help them gain knowledge and understanding of emotions through using flash cards and multiple choice question and answer system. They also help to support non-verbal speakers through the use of pecs and proxytalker’s so all individuals are able to access the support that they need to meet their needs and levels of understanding. SLT also provide social stories for children and young people to help them understand changes that may be happening to them or going to happen with their life, daily routines and development. Without these therapies the children I work with may struggle to understand the things happening in their life and this may lead to potential behaviours. SLT also supports children and young people’s levels of communication and set up structured ways to communicate with them so they are able to understand what is being asked of them or what is needed of them....
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...This paper serves to discuss the benefits of music therapy for special needs students, and propose a method of providing music therapy to special education children in the public school system. Music therapy has proven to be beneficial to special needs learners in that it promotes motor skills, academic skills, communication skills, and social skills. These skills are essential for special needs students to obtain in order to function in an academic environment and in the world around them. Music therapy provides methods of helping exceptional students develop these skills and use them in the school setting. It is necessary that music therapy be provided in the general special education curriculum because there are numerous benefits. It can...
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...Newton employed a speech/language therapist to provide services only to preschool aged children. She wanted to make certain the speech/language screeners were completed within the 45 calendar day period, preschoolers were evaluated/services rendered in a timely manner. However, Ms. Newton was under the impression that each year all enrollees, inclusive of returning enrollees had to be screened. It was explained to that only new enrollee’s receives the speech/language screeners, meeting the 45 calendar day’s deadline During the 2016/2017 school year, all disabled enrollees received special education services at the center 2 x’s per week. Staring the fall of 2017, only those children with severe speech/language and or developmental delayed will receive services 2 x’s per- week. Otherwise, services will be provided once per-week. The change in services are due to budget cuts. Ms. Newton will assist in dual services if needed, for example: Transportation for disabled enrollees Occupation and/ or physical therapy, if needed,...
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...the induction. At the initial appointment with a hypnotherapist, a client will be assessed in order to gain an understanding of what they want to achieve from the therapy sessions and to ascertain if the client has a good understanding of how hypnotherapy can be achieved. The hypnotherapist will start to build up a rapport with the client, helping to build trust and thus, reassure the client so that they can get the most from the sessions. It is usually necessary to correct the patients expectations and beliefs and allay fears, since any misapprehensions or anxiety will integer with the entire experience and may even prevent him from entering the hypnotic state. (Karle et al, 1987,23) Each client is unique and different in many ways, and no two assessments will ever give the same results. This is because of many different factors, for example, different cultural backgrounds and differing ways in which people are bought up. Everyone has their own unique outlooks, values and perspectives, likes and dislikes, fears and phobias, alcohol and drug use. Once the hypnotherapist has gathered all the relevant information and perhaps completed a screed assessment, they can devise the correct therapy for each individual client in order that they can achieve the best possible result from the therapy sessions. This is called personalising the induction. i.e. tailoring it to suit a specific individual. ‘The real vehicle for change is the induction, which produces or causes...
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...Cognitive-Behavioral Case Formulation Client Name: Ms. Date: Identifying Information: middle-aged female, married with two children Mental Status Examination She appeared neatly dressed in an outfit, which was age-appropriate. She was alert and oriented to person, place, and time. The client made every effort to be open and honest. Furthermore, she maintained a cooperative attitude toward the examiner. Her mood and affect were depressed and anxious. Speech was coherent and relevant. There were no signs of a formal thought disorder as observed. Memory was intact as observed. Insight was estimated as fair to good. Problem List 1. Feeling angry, resentful, anxious •Include score on BAI at intake •Thoughts -“She knew we were going to be late and deliberately stayed in the closet” -“She runs this house” -“I might as well not be married” •Behaviors -yelled at daughter and husband -stomach tensed up •Recent Situations -late for school and daughter was hiding in the closet -daughter refused to go to bed -husband went upstairs to play with model trains 2. Feeling depressed, helpless •Include score on BDI at intake •Thoughts -“She doesn’t care about what I’m going through” -“She doesn’t care about what I need” -“He leaves me with all the responsibility and doesn’t care” •Behaviors -blamed daughter and husband •Recent Situations -late for school and daughter was hiding in the closet -daughter refused...
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...OU questions One personal characteristic that I believe makes me suitable for the profession of Speech-Language Pathology is my patience. People have always told me that they admired how patient I am with young children. I have exhibited this patience throughout the past 12 years as a dance coach, a nanny and a waitress. Similarly, my flexible and easygoing demeanor will be very useful during therapy sessions and work as a clinician. My personal experience taught me that things do not always go as planned. As a professional, this flexibility will allow me to make changes and adapt a therapy plan when necessary. I saw the importance of adaptability during direct clinical experience with a child on the autism spectrum. Thanks to my early experience with dance, I was given the opportunity to work with children at a young age. My love for helping kids began when I became a dance teacher at my local dance studio. Ever since, I have aspired to work with children in some capacity. After shadowing a Speech-Language Pathologist for the first time, I quickly realized how my dream of helping children was going to be fulfilled. I knew that I had found my perfect career path. Throughout the past four years, my experiences have prepared me...
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...K, WM' 4 i T-H H A August 30, 2011 011 • Vol. p o 1 AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION 3 Medicare Proposes 2012 Home Health Care Rates 5 AUDIOLOGY Audiologists and lEPs; the effects of secondhand smoke on tiearing; improved telephone speech perception; new treatment for Usher syndrome. 1 0 How to Fit RTI Into a Heavy Workload 1 4 Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Needs of AI I Students 1 8 Capitalizing on Communication: 2011 Schools Conference 2 4 From the President: Mentorship 26 SLP Establishes School to Focus on Language Intervention 2 7 Memories of 9/11 28 The Role of Educational Audiologists 3 2 A Collaborative Approach to Emotional/Behavioral Disorders 3 8 Internet: Interactive Whiteboards 4 0 Limelight: Julie West 411 Classifieds 4 4 People on the Move 4 7 First Person on the Last Page: P. K. Harrison Laws Protect Young Athletes Growing Number of States Pass Concussion-Related Legislation by Bess Sirmon Fjordbak Mentoring Programs Open Check out information about online programs for new faculty (p. 35) and students (p. 46). return to play? There is no conports-related concussion among pre-participation baseline assessment of sensus on the best course of action school-aged athletes in the United (Duff, 2009). Physicians, coaches, ) States is an issue of increased cognitive-linguistic function. and trainers often use individualvisibility in the media, in clinical ized, graduated retum-to-play protocols...
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...communicative, social, and spiritual), identify the client’s: a) functioning level. b) strengths. c) areas of need. 4. Identify client’s: a) active symptoms. b) behaviors. c) cultural and spiritual background, when indicated. d) issues related to family dynamics and interpersonal relationships. e) learning styles. f) manifestations of affective state. g) music background, skills. h) preferences. i) stressors related to present status. 5. Document intake and assessment information. 6. Evaluate the appropriateness of a referral. 7. Identify the effects of medical and psychotropic drugs. 8. Review and select music therapy assessment instruments and procedures. 9. Adapt existing music therapy assessment instruments and procedures. 10. Develop new music therapy assessment instruments and procedures. 11. Create an assessment environment or space conducive to the assessment protocol and/or client’s needs. 12. Engage client in music experiences to obtain assessment data. 13. Identify how the client responds to different types of music experiences (e.g., improvising, recreating, composing, and listening) and their variations. 14. Identify how the client responds to different styles of music. 15. Identify how the client responds to...
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...Play Therapy in Elementary School CED 600: Introduction to Counseling Abstract Because the child's world is a world of action and activity, play therapy provides the psychologist in elementary-school settings with an opportunity to enter the child's world. In the play therapy relationship, toys are like the child's words and play is the child's language. Therefore, children play out their problems, experiences, concerns, and feelings in a manner that is similar to the process of talk therapy. This paper provides practical information about play therapy, a discussion of the skills needed by the psychologist/counselor, how to involve parents in the treatment process, and a review of play therapy research studies. Play Therapy in Elementary School An Overview of Play Therapy Play therapy is to children what talk therapy is to adults. Play is a child’s language, children express themselves best through their natural language—the language of play. Play therapy refers to a method of psychotherapy whereby the child’s natural means of expression, namely plays, is used as a therapeutic method to help him/her in coping with emotional stress or trauma. Therapist use a child's fantasies and the symbolic meanings of his or her play as a method for understanding and communication with the child. Play therapy is used to treat problems that are interfering with the child's normal development. Such difficulties would be extreme in degree and have been occurring for many months...
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...International University College Coursework Theme: Marketing Subject title: Marketing Introduction Marketing is the activity, set of institution, and processes for creating, communication, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large (Anon, 2013). There are many reasons for choosing this business, our company “ The Cookie Monster Academy” will offer a variety of educational cooking classes for children, which will be a great help for parents in their busy working hours. This courses will be very interesting for the children and will teach them in many useful skills not only in the kitchen but also in the daily life routine. As we are the first company entering that niche in Bulgaria the demand for our service will be great. Not only we will serve this virgin segment but “ The Cookie Monster Academy” will provide additional service for children with special needs like learning difficulties. Customers needs and wants The target customers of “The Cookie Monster Academy” are families with small children. “The Cookie Monster Academy” courses are designed in such a way that is very attractive to children. Therefore for children as consumers of that service is convenient to take part in culinary classes and also convince their parents to pay for it. Overall parents will not pay for some non educational, time consuming and unhealthy programs...
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...Children who have a diagnosis of ADHD are at high risk for diagnosis of other conditions. Of the children diagnosed with ADHD, 46% of these students also have a Learning Disability, 27% have a conduct disorder, 14% suffer from depression and/or anxiety, and 12% have Speech and Language disabilities (Branscome, Cunningham, Kelley, & Brown, 2014). School counselors play a vital role in working with these students, not only by providing interventions to decrease the behaviors associated with ADHD, but also to work on decreasing conduct problems and to develop interpersonal and emotion regulation skills. Also, instruction and practice on listening, paying attention, following directions, and appropriate social skills has been shown to increase social and academic success in school. With the demands on school counselors, one way to work with these students with such high needs is in a group setting. (Webb & Myrick, 2003) Although there are some, there is currently limited resources available for school counselors...
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...cannot be normal but he/she can undergo therapies which will help them be better and live normally as possible. Most of the children having Down syndrome often suffer from heart, intestine, ear or breathing problems. They also have below-average intelligence. In the age of 3 years old, a normal child already knows the alphabet but a 3 year old child with Down syndrome still is in the level of thinking of...
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...ABSTRACT Miss W M came to therapy for weight loss. She is a size 20 and would like to be a size 16. In August she is invited to a wedding where she will give a speech and she wants to look very good (she understands that quick weight loss is not healthy, so she is happy if she would not be a size 16 in August, but approaching her goal gradually.) She is 14 stone (approx 88 kg) and 1.48 cm tall, BMI 40.2. She is diabetic, and has to eat regularly. She is a single mum with 2 teenage sons and often feels tired and stressed. She is a bit worried about the family’s finances. She works in a voluntary organisation too which she find very inspiring. INTRODUCTION and INITIAL CONSULTATION At the initial consultation I used my notation form and gathered as much relevant information as possible about Miss W. I examined her medical, family and life history, including her childhood and relationship history. I already had a good relationship with the client because she is a fellow student at the Chrysalis course. At the initial consultation I tried to deepen this good rapport by giving my full attention to her and practising active listening. I used positive sentences that were empowering to help Miss W to feel at ease. We ascertained her goal: she would like to lose weight gradually and be a size 16 instead of being a size 20. I explained her that the the safe weekly rate of weight loss is between 0.5 kg and 1 kg. That’s between around 1 lb and 2 lb a week. We assessed that for a safe...
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