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Moving Up
November 14, 2009 10:42 AM by Tim Banish
One of the questions I get asked often is why I remain a COTA, and not further my degree to an OTR. This is a question I ask myself, and as much as the change would be nice sometimes, there are many reasons why I remain a COTA. Of course the educational Read More...
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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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Progress Notes
September 21, 2009 9:30 PM by Tim Banish
Probably one of the hardest things to learn as a therapist is writing progress notes. If you're involved in long term care, then you know these are a requirement from Medicare and insurance companies. Documentation of their patient's progress is normally 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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A Day in the Life, Part II
August 9, 2009 10:59 PM by Tim Banish
Well, here is Part Two of the typical day of mine. Sorry there were a few blogs between since I promised this as the next one when I wrote Part One. Issues that I thought were more important than one of my boring days got blogged about first though. The Read More...
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Chicken Wings
August 5, 2009 11:38 PM by Tim Banish
No I'm not thinking about the kind you might find at a restaurant covered with barbeque sauce. What I'm referring to today is a method that many people use to transfer patients. I have always detested the transferring people this way, and swear that some 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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Student Questions
February 2, 2009 3:02 PM by Tim Banish
Today I wanted to address some questions that have been posed to me from a few OTA students. If you've kept up with my blogs, I've mentioned that I recently had a student shadow me for Level I Fieldwork. There is also a STNA who works in my facility that Read More...
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Students
November 24, 2008 2:17 PM by Tim Banish
Well I can't believe it, but for the first time ever in all my years as a COTA I'm going to have the opportunity to have a student observe me. Even though I've had students observe me in the past, this is the first official student assigned to me. Some Read More...
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OTR/COTA Relationships
December 3, 2007 10:39 AM by Tim Banish
Off into another topic here today. Since the relationship between the COTA and OTR determine the cohesiveness of the rehab team, I thought this topic would be a good one to give my thoughts on. In my past years of working as a COTA, I have met and worked Read More...
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