its been quite intersting reading all the issues you have with acute care OT. Here in New Zealand we have a free hospital (mostly) health system, so at least we dont have to worry about what insurance companies will and will not pay for. OTs in the acute setting is very new here, often tho the OT and PT will see the patient together so that it doesnt really matter who gets them on there feet. OTs also dont really do much "exercise" upper limb therapy as its not taught in great detail at our universities. I wouldnt know much about it at all! We are completely ADL /functionally trained and patient safety seems to be the prime driving force.
Wendy Occupational Therapist From: "Chris Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [OTlist] Acute Care OT? > bHalleujah--so many PT wannabees in the field. I have only worked in one LTC facility out of five that addressed Adls in an appropriate manner and by only one of the COTA not the other two. Where I am now the OT who does the majority of the evals and writes an obligatory ADL goal rarely addresses them herself. I do home health for a company owned by the LTC facility and work both in house and in HH. After I complained to the rehab director (a PTA of course) that by pts coming out of the facility couldn't do ADLS she told everyone they had to do one adl "run through" before DCing--what an attitude. If all we ever bill is 97110 why do they need us? They can just hire PTs. Sorry for the rant. Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > **************************************************************************** ********** > Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. > www.otdegree.com/otn > **************************************************************************** ********** > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.0.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: 10-01-2007 > > -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
