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Alternative Payment Models, known as APMs, are alternatives to traditional fee-for-service reimbursement. This course will explore current payment reform structures and the impacts on post-acute care of moving from volume-based fee-for-service models to outcomes-based reimbursement.
Course created on November 14, 2017
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Related; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe current alternative payment models (APM) structures.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain the impacts of moving from reimbursement based on volume to reimbursement based on the value and outcomes of skilled care.
- After this course, participants will be able to define the role of a speech language pathologist in APMs, including methods to show value for the services we provide.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-25 Minutes | APM/Payment Reform Overview |
| 25-40 Minutes | Case Studies and Examples of Current APMs |
| 40-55 Minutes | How to Show Our Value |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT
Renee is a speech-language pathologist and currently serves as Director of Clinical Education for Encore! Rehabilitation. Renee is also the author of McKnight's Long Term Care News "Rehab Realities" blog, is a member of community faculty for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Associations (ASHA) Healthcare and Economics Committee where she serves as the RUC Alternate Advisor to the American Medical Association's Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (HCPAC). Additionally she maintains active membership in ASHAs Special Interest Groups for Swallowing, Neurology, and Gerontology and currently serves as Professional Development Manager for Gerontology and State Advocate for Medicare Policy (StAMP) for the state of Kentucky.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Related Area)
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
continued, LLC, DBA AudiologyOnline, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 1 continuing education clock hour(s) for Kansas licensed Speech Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: LTS-S1370.
California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board: SpeechPathology.com is approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board as a Continuing Professional Development Provider, approval number PDP 268. This course may meet the requirements for 1 hours of continuing education credit for SLPs as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. The responsibility for determining whether or not this specific course counts toward an individual's requirements for license renewal is up to the individual. Please refer to the CA state board rules regarding allowable topics and self-study limits: http://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/licensees/ce_req.shtml. Live webinars on SpeechPathology.com do not count as self-study courses toward California professional development requirements.
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Clinically certified members of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) can accumulate continuing education equivalents (CEEs) for their participation with SpeechPathology.com. One hour of coursework equals 1 CEE. All SAC members are encouraged to participate in on-going education.