Do you think complaining to the state agency that licenses the therapists? Complain to the facility, the accredidation company ?
Elizabeth Thiers, OTR/L FECTS [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carmen Aguirre > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:06 PM > To: OTlist > Subject: Re: [OTlist] discharge from acute care > > Angela... > > I am happy to hear your dad is ok. What was the payor source > for the hospital stay Vs. the SNF...any different? Maybe the > Hospital needed to control cost Vs. the SNF billing MCR for > the stay. the other issue in your story relates to: What > assessments tools did the OT used in the hospital to come up > with such irrelevant plan of care? Were you guys included in > the initial formulation of goals? Does that even happen is Acute care? > > Another uissue...how do we "fight" facilities that provide > therapies that do not address the interest of the clients? is > there another side to this coin? What is really the role of > the acute care therapists...get them ready for a SNF rehab > stay? I'm never able to give myself a good-enough answer about this... > > Thanks > > > > > > > Carmen -- 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 **************************************************************************************
