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Current COTA Job Status
May 12, 2008 10:28 AM by Tim Banish
What does the future hold for COTA jobs? Will there be a job for every future COTA? Will salaries remain stable or will future Medicare reimbursement cuts affect pay rates? I have to admit, the COTA job market is no longer what it was 10-12 years ago. Read More...
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Increased Salary, but Smaller Paycheck?
April 1, 2008 12:15 PM by Tim Banish
With the initiation of PPS into our field, many COTAs have found themselves working part time hours despite the fact they may be categorized a full time employee. This is mainly due to the fluctuations in caseloads at many facilities and the fact that Read More...
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NBCOT/AOTA/State Boards: Are We Getting Our Money's Worth?
February 12, 2008 9:39 AM by Tim Banish
I might be walking on thin ice with this topic, but I feel it's one that needs to be discussed. Ever since the late 90's when AOTA created NBCOT to be our certification and licensing authority, things have not been exactly "happy" in the world of OT. Read More...
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Will COTAs become Extinct?
January 14, 2008 10:58 AM by Tim Banish
As I continue to search the internet, read blogs and forums related to our profession, and study changes that are occurring with pending legislation, I begin to wonder if the COTA occupation will soon disappear. Many COTAs are not happy with all the changes Read More...
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Working around the Holidays
December 20, 2007 7:55 PM by Tim Banish
Now that we're into the holiday season, how are your working hours affected? Most of us have to work weekends or longer hours to make up for a holiday that falls in the middle of the week, right? This was not the case prior to PPS, as Medicare recognized Read More...
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Money, Money, Money
December 11, 2007 2:24 PM by Tim Banish
In my November 20 th post I touched on the topic of COTA salaries. If you've had a chance to read this blog and the replies to this post, you'll see that a former regional manager gave the actual reimbursement rates of several codes for Medicare B. Knowing Read More...
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