Treatment Settings & Areas Of Practice

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Public Agency

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1. Federal - VA hospitals, public health service hospital, Indian Health Services

2. State - Correctional facilities, mental health centers, medical school hospital

3. County - county hospitals/clinics, rehab facilities

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Private Not-For-Profit

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- Receive special tax exempt

- Hospitals/clinics with religious affiliations

- Private teaching hospitals

- Includes organizations, such as Easter Seals or United Cerebral Palsy

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Private For Profit

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- Owned and operated by individuals or a group of investors

- In business to make a profit

- Includes hospitals, SNFs, out-pt. clinics

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Continuum of Care

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Acute

Subacute

Long-Term Care

Home-Health

Outpatient

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Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)

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Paid pre-determined fixed fee regardless of services provided

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Prospective Payment System (PPS)

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- Introduced the DRG system which determined how hospitals would be reimbursed

- Resulted in hospital stays being shortened

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Minimum Data Set (MDS)

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- Core set of screening, clinical, and functional status elements reported on all residents of nursing facilities certified to participate in Medicare/Medicaid

- What leve the pt. is functioning at; given a numerical value

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Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs)

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- Based on the LTC MDS

- Used to determine the amt of time in a therapy a patient will receive over the course of a week

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Units

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1 unit = 15 min block of time

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Medicare

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Part A = Hospital Insurance

Part B = Medical Insurance

Part C = Medicare Advantage; Allows one to choose to receive all of care services through a provider organization and/or your may get extra benefits for an additional fee. Must have both parts (A & B) to enroll in Part C.

Part D: Prescription drug coverage that is voluntary

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Biological Practice Settings

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Hospital, Clinic, & Home Health

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Social Practice Settings

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Schools/Special Education, Day Tx Centers, Workshops

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Psychological Practice Settings

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Insitutions/State Hospitals, Community Mental Health Centers, Supervised Living

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All-Inclusive Settings - Non-Traditional Settings

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Correctional facilities, industrial settings, hospice, HMOs, community transition settings, therapeutic riding, aqua-therapy, senior citizen centers, etc...