EXAM 1: All Settings, Medicare Criteria, Laws Flashcards
1
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Acute Care treatment session time, patients per day, length of stay, level
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- 15-30 min
- 10-15 pts/day
- few days
- level 2
2
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LTACH treatment session time, patients per day, length of stay, level
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- 30-45 min
- 6-8pts/day
- 25+ days
- level 3 (subacute)
3
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IRF treatment session time, patients per day, length of stay
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- 45-90 min (of pt only? but 3 hrs total? or of just therapy?)
- 6-8 pts/day
- 2-3 wks
4
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SNF treatment session time, patients per day, length of stay, level
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- 30-45 min
- 8 pts/day
- 100 d/spell beginning at admission to a facility ending at 60 says w/o remission or facility
- level 3
5
Q
Home Health treatment session time, patients per day, length of stay, level
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- 45-60 min
- 5-6 pts/day
- stay: as long as homebound
- level 4
6
Q
OP Therapy treatment session time, patients per day, length of stay, level
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- 30-60 min
- 7-20+ pts/day
- N/A
- level 4
7
Q
Medicare Criteria for LTACH
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- pts physician ordered IP hospitalization for condition
- tx is medically complex and only provided in hospital
- require longer length of stay for tx (>25days)
8
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Medicare Criteria for SNF
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- needs 7 days of nursing or 5 days of therapy
- after qualified hospital stay (3 nights)
- w/o skilled therapy, condition would worsen
- services provided must be what was treated during stay or arose in SNF for previously treated condition
- can only be provided on an IP basis in SNF
- must be physician ordered therapy
9
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Medicare Criteria for Home Health
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- pt is confined to home
- pt must be under physician care and they periodically review POC
- in need of skilled nursing, PT, SLP … OR continuing need for OT
10
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IDEA- A
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- everyone is required to recieve education regardless of disabilities
- focus: education goal of EACH child
- lets children get ANY type of special ed service to help them learn
11
Q
Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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- for students w/ disabilities who dont qualify for special ed
- federally funded
- child may just need PT for physical impairment but no other special ed services
12
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Early Intervention (IDEA part C)
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- 0-3yo
- have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability in resulting in developmental delay
13
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Comprehensive OP Rehab Facility (CORF)
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- medicare certified facility
- requires physician, PT, and psycho/social services
- PT/OT/SLP can be provided off site
14
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POPTS
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- physician owned interest in PT practice he/she refers
- referring MD, DO, DDS, DPM, Chiro gains financially from the referral
- APTA OPPOSES POPTS
15
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Negative effects of referral for profit in POPTS
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- unnecessary referrals to PT
- excessive durations/freq of tx
- excessive procedures administered
- higher charges
- referring physician can have undue influence on PTs clinical judgement