Community and Hospital Services

The Community and Hospital Services Committee consists of speech, language and hearing professionals from across the state of Michigan. The functions of this committee include:

• Monitoring issues affecting provision of services in medical speech pathology and audiology
• Coordinating the Medical Speech Pathology Forum held at MSHA Annual Conference
• Reviewing nominations and selecting recipients for the MSHA Clinical Service Award
• Submitting suggestions to the Program Committee for invited speakers at the MSHA Annual Conference
• Maintaining contacts with reimbursement agencies including Medicaid, Medicare and Blue Cross

Some issues the committee will be discussing in 2010 include:

• Medical SLP Forum: Suggestions for topics and speakers
• Clinical Service Award (CSA)
• Reimbursement: State and national
• The transition to licensure
• Revision of the Committee's Policies and Procedures
• Expanding the committee's membership
• Transition to new governance model: How will it affect our functioning?

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

      March 26, 2010 at the MSHA Annual Conference, Kalamazoo

       May 6, 2010, 6:00 p.m. Location to be Announced

For meeting location and directions, please contact the MSHA office or Beverly Jaynes, Chair for the Committee on Community and Hospital Services.

Clinical Service Award

The Clinical Service Award has been developed to give visible recognition to outstanding clinical speech, language and hearing programs in the state of Michigan, as well as those persons responsible for their development and implementation. The inaugural Clinical Service Award was given at MSHA's 2000 Conference in Grand Rapids. The Clinical Service Award is open to any speech, language and hearing program conducted in a clinical setting (such as speech and hearing clinic, hospital, subacute rehabilitation facility, etc.). This award is not open to public school programs. At least one member of the nominated program must be a MSHA member. A program may be nominated by anyone — client, caregiver, colleague, program director. The Community and Hospital Services Committee may conduct onsite visits in making the final determination for award recipients.

Useful Links

National Aphasia Association (NAA) - Promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families.
800.922.4622

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Supports and conducts research on the brain and nervous system; fosters the training of investigators in the basic and clinical neurosciences; and seeks better understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of neurological disorders.
800.352.9424

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) - Provides information to the disability and rehabilitation community through online publications, searchable databases and timely reference and referral data.
800.346.2742

National Stroke Association (NSA) - Provides information and resources for stroke survivors, their families and caregivers.
800.787.6537 (STROKES)

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