Again, I disagree! Case and point from the Palmetto LMRP for home health OT: "Occupational Therapists utilize clinical history, observation, interview, standardized testing and assessment of activities of daily living skills, work skills, and leisure skills to characterize individuals impairments, functional limitations and to design an individualized plan of treatments to assist in improving or restoring function." In the same LMRP, under treatment approaches it includes, "instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)training. The LMRP for Home Health Psychiatric care states "selecting and teaching task oriented therapeutic activities designed to restore and increase cognitive abilities and functional participation....", and "planning, implementing and supervising therapeutic tasks and activities designed to restore sensory-integrative function..." From the outpatient OT LMRP, "Occupational therapy is based on purposeful, goal directed activity (occupation)." The definition of the CPT code 97530 is therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact by the provider (use of dynamic activities to improve functional performance.) The definition of CPT codes 97537 Community/Work reintegration training is (eg shopping, transportation, money management, avocational activities...." Jimmie
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:24 PM To: Joan Riches Subject: Re[2]: [OTlist] Home Health Question Yeah, I have no problem with that! I'm a big time vegetable gardener. My point is that insurance will not pay for someone to learn gardening. Don't plants have testosterone??? R ===========> Original Message Follows .... On4/14/2005, Joan Riches, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Ron - like Suzanne I'm not in the US but in my book gardening is an > IADL as well as a meaningful occupation for many people - particularly > post menopausal women who benefit immensely from the plant estrogens > although they may not realise that is a big reason why they love their > gardens so. > Joan Riches -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** NOTICE--The attached communication contains privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, DO NOT read, copy, or disseminate this communication. Non-intended recipients are hereby placed on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, duplication, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of these materials is expressly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this information in its entirety and contact the Amedisys Privacy Hotline at 1-866-518-6684. Also, please immediately notify the sender via e-mail that you have received this communication in error. *** -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
