Adult Service Delivery. 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course examines service delivery systems that exist for adults with physical dysfunction. Topics include organizational structure, variations in different practice settings, professional roles, team interactions, and documentation requirements associated with successful occupational therapy practice. Students will analyze current policy issues and trends in models of service delivery that influence the practice of occupational therapy and compare and contrast the differences in the culture and requirements of settings in which services are provided for adults including hospitals, rehab centers, out-patient clinics, home health, nursing homes and long term care, vocational settings, and hospice. Through practical application, students will learn documentation (including the use of an electronic platform), coding and billing, Medicare requirements, Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scoring, GG codes, and regulations for supervising assistants.