Health-Care Professionals

The 2015 SLP Healthcare Committee

Vice-Presidents:

Carolyn Doty

Committee Chair:

Julie Kiefer Eaman


:Committee Members   

Karen Al-Saadi, Jessica Babcock, Kathleen Baines, Erica Barker,  Lisa Bardach, Tamara Baubie,  Susan Bennefield,
Stacey Brown , Ann Comstock,  Tracey Cook,  Rosalyn Davis,  Nick Gunnell, Bev Jaynes , Deanna Klein,  Sherry Kuhn,
Karen Kurcz, Patty LaBella,  Kamie Nipper,  Maria McElmeel , Randy Sax,  Beth Taylor,  Margaret Tiner ,  Susan Tranquilla
Tim Weise


 The purpose of the SLP Healthcare Committee is to support and represent the needs of speech-language pathologists or audiologists working in the community, private practice, health care or medical settings. The SLP Healthcare Committee monitors and responds to issues affecting the provision of services in these settings.  In addition, the committee encourages and celebrates excellence in these settings through the conferring of the Outstanding Clinician Award.

We are always looking for new members for our committee!  We need input from a greater number of MSHA members from all areas of the state who specialize in adult or pediatric healthcare.  The committee meets four to five times a year in the Detroit area.  If you are unable to be present in person at the meetings, you can participate via conference calling and perhaps even Skype.   We plan on meeting in early 2015 with a conference call. 

Please contact Carolyn at CDOTY@beaumont.edu or Julie at jeaman@dmc.org  if you are interested. 
 

 To support and represent meet the needs of speech-language pathologist or audiologist members working in a community, private practice, health care or medical setting. affiliated with the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA). The Community and Hospital Services Committee (CHS) monitors and responds to issues affecting the provision of services in these settings. In addition, the CHS committee encourages and celebrates excellence in these settings through the conferring of awardsTo support and represent meet the needs of speech-language pathologist or audiologist members working in a community, private practice, health care or medical setting. affiliated with the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA). The Community and Hospital Services Committee (CHS) monitors and responds to issues affecting the provision of services in these settings. In addition, the CHS committee encourages and celebrates excellence in these settings through the conferring of awardsTo support and represent meet the needs of speech-language pathologist or audiologist members working in a community, private practice, health care or medical setting. affiliated with the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA). The Community and Hospital Services Committee (CHS) monitors and responds to issues affecting the provision of services in these settings. In addition, the CHS committee encourages and celebrates excellence in these settings through the conferring ofAnnouncements

♦Congratulations to the MSHA Reimbursement Committee for all their work with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan on changes to Cognitive Rehabilitation inclusionary and exclusionary guidelines.  

♦CAQH ProView is the premier industry solution for healthcare providers to easily self-report data required by health plans, hospitals and other organizations. This information is used for credentialing, claims processing, quality assurance, member services, emergency response and more. Easy to use, CAQH ProView eliminates the need to complete multiple, lengthy paper forms. Information is submitted securely electronically and only once. Providers can spend less time filling out forms and more time caring for patients. Available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, CAQH ProView is free to providers

♦ASHA has developed extensive resources to help audiologists and speech-language pathologists prepare, including an online tool to map ICD-9-CM codes to ICD-10-CM codes, mapping spreadsheets, and lists of audiology- and speech-language-pathology-related ICD-10-CM codes. There is also a checklist to help clinicians make an organized transition to ICD-10-CM.

♦ICD-10 Provider Toolkit

♦ICD-10 Implementation Resources

♦Answers to your ICD-10CM Coding Questions

♦ASHA is pleased to provide the document: Essential Coverage: Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices to you and ASHA members in the state. The document can be used to explain the role of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in providing services to clients who require rehabilitation and habilitation services and devices for the purposes of education and advocating within your state to maximize coverage of member services. The guide contains the federally adopted definition of rehabilitation and habilitation and provides clinical examples of medically necessary audiology and SLP services under the defined benefit category. The new federal definition provides an opportunity to advocate for expanded coverage of habilitation services that have previously been denied.


♦ Please help the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) spread awareness of aphasia by sharing the video What Exactly is Aphasia?   Volunteer committee members of MSHA have collected resources to assist others in sharing information with other professionals and consumers.

♦The SLP Healthcare Committee would like to congratulate Elwood Anderson, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Practice of Speech Pathology of Alpena  recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Clinician Award.

♦ SLP Healthcare Committee Outstanding Clinician Awards goal is to honor remarkable clinicians who support the overall mission of MSHA in their clinical practice and who go beyond normal work responsibilities.  We would like to recognize our Michigan colleagues working in health care and motivate others to provide excellent clinical service. 

Consider nominating your colleague or someone you know working in health care who demonstrates exemplary professionalism with their clients with communication disorders.   The deadline for nominations is August 28, 2015 and submissions can be made by using the the Outstanding Clinical Award Nomination Form found here.   For more information see Outstanding Clinician Guidelines.

The winners will be notified in January of 2016 and will be honored at the MSHA 2016 Annual Conference at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids and in MSHA publications and website.  Please contact Carolyn Doty at 248.655.5880 or at cdoty@beaumonthospitals.com for more information

♦ASHA has announced a new portal page on Documentation in Health Care (http://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Documentation-in-Health-Care/).

♦Minutes from the December 4, 2014 meeting with Blue Cross/Blue Shield
 
♦Therapy Functional Reporting Editing
Per the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), standard system editing for Therapy Functional Reporting (THFR) claims has been revised. Providers should re-submit all THFR claims that may have been denied/rejected due to a missing discharge code. This is applicable to both original claim submissions as well as claim adjustments. CMS will continue to monitor the THFR reporting and will issue further instructions regarding THFR as necessary.

Meeting Dates:
October 8, 2015, 6:00 pm at Beaumont Health Center, Royal Oak.  For more information contact Carolyn Doty

SLP Healthcare Committee Meeting Minutes

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SLP Healthcare Committee:
 

  • The SLP Healthcare 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 Outstanding Clinician 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
     

 Hot Topics:
Telehealth/Telepractice

Useful Links:

http://www.asha.org/practice/reimbursement/SLP-Medical-Review-Guidelines/

http://www.asha.org/Practice/reimbursement/modules/ -Coding, Reimbursement and Advocacy

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

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 www.ninds.nih.gov/

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 www.naric.com

AbleData, information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment www.abledata.com

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

National Stuttering Association Website: www.WeStutter.org

Explanations and Examples for Documenting Dysphagia Services per CMS Guidelines
http://www.dysphagiacafe.com/2015/05/19/documenting-dysphagia-services-for-greater-appeal-success/