Posted on: May 18, 2020
Speech Language Pathology is Making a Difference... One Word at a Time!
Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) represent the hope that still glimmers. Amidst our current public health emergency, SLPs' commitment to resident safety and well-being – through effective speech and language treatments, cognitive-communication strategies, and practical solutions for swallowing disorders – are truly extraordinary.
Posted on: February 5, 2019
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As we look to the future of skilled therapy under PDPM, it is important to remain focused on documentation that not only supports the provision of skilled therapy but the provision of skilled nursing services and accurate coding on the MDS. Case in point: during a recent review of documentation, a reviewer denied speech therapy services because of clear discrepancies between the speech pathologist’s documentation and nursing documentation. The reviewer argued that while the Speech Therapy Evaluation reported swallowing problems as evidenced by results from the MASA (Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability), the 30-day MDS had not identified a swallowing disorder and according to the physician’s History and Physical, “the beneficiary had no problems with swallowing.” The reviewer’s conclusion? That skilled speech therapy was not medically necessary.
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