Friday, March 9, 2018

9:40 AM - 10:40 AM

Salon 3

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Overview

Mark Schmeler, Vincent Schiappa, J. Mauricio Arredondo, Joseph Straatmann

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Details

Seeing trends in reviewer comments that state your recommendations have no quantifiable documentation and therefore a rationale for denial? Agree or not, clinicians have the challenge to better quantify limitations in function. This workshop will take a critical look at standardized measures to determine their validity and incorporation into practice. Learning Objectives: 1. List three recent strategies used by insurance reviewers to deny claims for wheeled mobility and seating interventions 2. List three common standardized tools used in the fields of rehabilitation to measure function 3. List three indications for the valid use of these tools 4. Describe two strategies for incorporating these measures into routine clinical practice and documentation