"The obvious answer is OT services are NOT invaluable and that
patients
apparently do just fine when receiving PT only."
Hmmm.....I wonder why there is such a continued prevelance of falls at
home and readmits into hospitals, because people have not been able to
take care of themselves and therefore leading to a downward spiral a)
can't get out of bed or do not have the motivation or a reason to get
out of bed b) stay in bed for long periods of time c) can't get to
their medications
We are much more than a profession of arm movers, but a profession that
values the patient's well being, and helps by giving people hope that
they can continue to live a life of purpose and meaning
We can add so much more than.the popular main stream therapies, if we
only cared about the lives of our patients. If we only cracked open
the book, beyond the surface of each patient in which we encounter to
determine how we could potentially help them in a real way.
Sorry about all of philosophy, but that comment struck a nerve.
Chris
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From: Ron Carson <[email protected]>
To: OTlist <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Aug 29, 2009 5:09 am
Subject: [OTlist] Standing
There's a legal term called standing.
"The legal right to bring a lawsuit. As a general rule,
only a
person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit."
As I understand it, "standing" means that a person has a legal
basis for
brining a claim against another entity. I'm sure there's a lot more
to the
term, but that's my basic understanding.
While driving the other day, it dawned on me that in so many
settings and
with so many people OT has little to no standing. I'm not talking in a
legal
sense, instead in the sense of what our profession offers.
When I think about my home health company, OT is such a non-entity. We
have
so few OT compared to PT. OT can't open a case. OT very rarely stands
alone.
OT is rarely called upon as EXPERTS in anything, unless it's fine
motor. OT
is not recognized by the majority of patients. OT is often not
referred to
by the MD.
For me, the bottom line is that OT hardly even exists as a highly
valued
profession. In fact, I was thinking yesterday, what happens to the
VAST
majority of home health patients not getting home health? How is it
that I
"sell" my services as invaluable, but most patients don't get the
services?
The obvious answer is OT services are NOT invaluable and that
patients
apparently do just fine when receiving PT only.
Again, just another missing piece of our confusing puzzle....
Ron
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Ron Carson MHS, OT
www.OTnow.com
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