Question

*Note: For a speech language and pathology class that is focusing on medical speech pathology

An SLP is recently hired into a high paying therapist position at a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). He is instructed by the SNF director to place each newly assessed patient into the highest therapy reimbursement structure (as opposed to relying on each individual assessment to dictate the level of therapy). First, how would you address the newly hired SLP in regard to him following the director's guidelines? Second, is the SLP violating ASHA Code of Ethics in this case? If so, how?

Answer 1

Documentation plays a critical role in communicating with third party payers for the medical necessity that speech-language pathologists (SLP) need special skills for this. Medical necessity is an important element for reimbursement for SLP service for the newly assessed patients, it safe, effective, investigational, the accepted standard of medical practice for their medical needs, and condition should be followed by SLP. Address the newly hired SLP for following guidelines for accepted standards of practice by providing appropriate amounts, frequency, and duration, appropriate treatment, diagnosis, and function for the service provided. Target the treatment goal have functional improvement with reasonable times, if it is a degenerative condition, utilize the special skills and knowledge for clinical judgment.
Medical documentation should have functional outcomes reporting for outpatient therapy, security, and quality outcome for groups and private practice. skilled service medical documentation guideline, secure eligible for reimbursement must be at the level of compacity, and sophistication with specific expertise, a judgement as a health care profession that should meet the skilled service.
ASHA code of ethics to ensure the welfare of customers and protect the reputation and integrity of the profession. it should focus on responding to customer service professionals with competence, responding to the public, and maintaining professional relationships with customers. SLP not violating the ASHA code of ethics, as a newly hired SLPadherence to the code of ethics and enforcement provide a positive outcome for the individual, it avoids ethical dilemmas with their professional activity.