Telepractice in Post-Acute Care Settings for SLPs
Telepractice can streamline the delivery of speech therapy and allow speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to reach patients with limited means or access to the clinic or other settings. It is also a mode to use when in-person encounters are unsafe, such as during a pandemic. This course provides an introduction to care delivery via synchronous telepractice for patients in post-acute care settings. Learners will gain an understanding of how to select appropriate patients for telepractice, administer assessments and treatment interventions, address common challenges, and complete accurate billing and documentation.
Telepractice can streamline the delivery of speech therapy and allow speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to reach patients with limited means or access to the clinic or other settings. It is also a mode to use when in-person encounters are unsafe, such as during a pandemic. This course provides an introduction to care delivery via synchronous telepractice for patients in post-acute care settings. Learners will gain an understanding of how to select appropriate patients for telepractice, administer assessments and treatment interventions, address common challenges, and complete accurate billing and documentation.
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Intermediate Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
Kansas Health Department of Aging and Disability Services (Speech)
Approved for 1.00 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Speech Pathologists and Audiologists by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability. Long Term Sponsorship number LTS-S1057. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Choose patients based on characteristics and clinical diagnoses associated with successful telepractice outcomes.
Determine four potential barriers to telepractice and strategies to overcome them.
Select assessment tools and interventions based on key considerations for telepractice delivery.
State documentation, billing, and reimbursement guidelines.
Outline:
Section 1: General Considerations
Overview of Telepractice
First Steps
Telepractice Delivery Methods
Identifying Appropriate Patients
Outcomes with Telepractice
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Challenges and Strategies
Common Challenges and Strategies
Challenges According to Setting
Facilitator Role
No Progress? Now What?
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Assessment and Treatment Tools
Assessment Tools
Treatment Approaches
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Documentation, Billing, and Reimbursement
Documentation
Reimbursement
Billing
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 5: Clinical Vignette
Meet Lee
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Speech-Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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