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The Future of the COTA
October 22, 2009 3:46 PM by Tim Banish
Healthcare reform, the economic depression, reduced insurance reimbursements, Medicare and Medicaid cutbacks, how will this affect the future of the COTA? Some people are quite nervous right now, thinking that Obama's healthcare reform will eliminate Read More...
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Change of Heart
October 11, 2009 10:02 PM by Tim Banish
Well, I must admit that talking to others with different experiences and listening to the other side of the story is one good way to learn. This past weekend my thoughts were changed on the health care reform issues, and simply by listening to another Read More...
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Changes in Long Term Care Funding
October 5, 2009 8:26 PM by Tim Banish
Changes in Medicare funding for skilled nursing facilities happened just a few days ago on October 1 st . These changes will cut deeper into the budgets of all Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF's), but the impact will be felt more in smaller SNF's. With Read More...
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Healthcare Reform Issues
August 22, 2009 1:51 PM by Tim Banish
News from some of the town hall meetings that have been happening around the country reminds me of the Vietnam War protests of the late 60's. Large organized groups of people protesting issues with proposed government actions. There were protesters carrying Read More...
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Euthanasia
July 26, 2009 9:34 PM by Tim Banish
I know, kind of a sick topic for a blog, huh? However were you aware that Congress is currently discussing this topic as a part of the Health Care Reform bill? Yes it's true, now the government wants to tell us when we need to end our life and stop being Read More...
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Another Hit on Medicare Funding
July 19, 2009 10:47 PM by Tim Banish
Well, I see that Congress has cut another $40 Billion out of Medicare funding. That is for 2010, and over the next ten years the cuts will total $556 Billion! It sure sounds to me like PPS II is here, and it's hitting just as the baby boomer generation Read More...
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Motion 3 –the COTA Title Change
April 1, 2009 5:22 PM by Tim Banish
Well, I hate to say this but it looks like the COTA title is going to hang around for a bit longer. I believe that Motion 3, as presented by the AOTA Representative Assembly, is going to die before it gets started due to lack of interest. Further issues Read More...
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The COTA Name Debate Update
March 14, 2009 12:07 PM by Tim Banish
This topic has received numerous responses in my last two blog posts. Many of you have expressed a desire to have the COTA name changed for one reason or another. Well, have I got some big news for you today. I just attended a seminar yesterday (3-13-09) Read More...
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Healthcare Workers ask for a Raise
November 3, 2008 11:58 AM by Tim Banish
I'm not sure if you're seeing commercials for healthcare workers asking their state governments for a raise in Medicaid funding, but here in Ohio there has been one commercial that has been all over the television. The commercial is actually pretty catchy, Read More...
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Are Your Patients Set-Up to Fail?
October 2, 2008 10:13 AM by Tim Banish
Going along with the increased number of minutes that most companies want to obtain a high RUG category for your patients, do you find that sometimes the evaluating therapist has to include some goals that you know a patient will probably never achieve? Read More...
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Reimbursement Guidelines
June 6, 2008 9:32 AM by Tim Banish
Medicare has some very specific rules that we all have to follow in regards to performing treatments and submitting the billing for time spent with patients. Ever since the advent of PPS there have been many different definitions, or ways people try to Read More...
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PPS Questions
March 27, 2008 10:53 AM by Tim Banish
I see a lot of questions asked about PPS. What is it? How does it figure into the OT world? Many new grads, or OTs who have not worked in Long Term Care (LTC), may have never heard of PPS. However, in LTC it is the second most important thing to know Read More...
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The Billing Headache
January 10, 2008 10:38 AM by Tim Banish
Do you struggle with trying to understand how the system works? So do I actually, but what I'm really referring to here is the world of billing for therapy. What's the difference in how patients are billed? This can be a confusing area for many when it Read More...
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