Description

Northern Speech is an ASHA continuing education provider offering ASHA online CEUs. This speech pathology online course is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs.

 

Course Format: Text.

This e-course discusses Medicare documentation guidelines for Speech Pathology service delivery. The specific components of successful and effective evaluation and treatment notes are examined and explained to ensure optimal therapy practice and reimbursement success.

Please note:  This eCourse is set up to be flexible to accomodate all schedules.  You do not have to complete this program in one sitting.  You can access the course materials as many times as you need to in order to complete all the sections. 

Testimonial:

"Medicare reviews were increasing at our facility. I needed more direction in documentation and in learning what Medicare looks for to either approve or deny claims. This course provided detailed guidance and improved my documentation skills for all patients. It provided needed guidelines to aid in decision making for continuing treatment and appropriate discharge planning, which can be a challenge as patients and families are rarely ready for discharge even with preparation. I keep telling my colleagues that they need to take this course."

—L.V.
Speech-Language Pathologist

Course Objectives

At e-course conclusion, participants will be able to:

1. Explain Medicare guidelines for prior level of function.
2. Identify evidence of skilled services in progress notes.
3. Discuss Medicare criteria for significant progress.
4. List criteria for establishing functional maintenance programs.
5. Explain Medicare guidelines for medical necessity.
6. Write examples of positive expectation for progress for various diagnostic groups.
7. List necessary components of treatment goals.
8. Explain Medicare guidelines for frequency and duration of services.
9. Discuss physician certification Medicare guidelines.

 

A score of 80% or better must be received on the post-test in order to
receive a certificate of completion.

Author Profile

Thomas J. Slominski, MA, CCC-SLP, is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has been in private practice since 1972. Mr. Slominski is a nationally recognized expert regarding third-party documentation issues. For the past 15 years he has presented documentation seminars to SLPs and other healthcare professionals. Of the over 8,000 participants who have attended Mr. Slominski's seminars, 96% said they would recommend his seminar to a colleague. Also, Mr. Slominski is the author of Medicare Guidelines Explained for the SLP and editor of two other Medicare documentation manuals: Medicare Guidelines Explained for the PT and Medicare Guidelines Explained for the OT.

Location & Lodging

 

Intended Audience

• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for .3 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).

 

Per our longstanding procedures with ASHA, we submit CEU information to ASHA quarterly, so your CEUs will be reflected as completed on the last day of that quarter.  For instance, if you complete a course on December 7th, 2011, it will be reported to ASHA in January 2012, and it will be reflected in your ASHA account as completed on December 31st, 2011.  However, for submitting to your state board or for your own records, you will receive a certificate of completion with the actual completion date.