| Establishing a Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation Program: Insurance Issues and Clinical Rationale. | |
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PMID: 22196481 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Technological and medical advances have greatly improved survival rates for many disorders; therefore, more attention is being given to functional outcomes in individuals who have been diagnosed with neurological diseases or disorders. One example of such an endeavor consists of a cognitive rehabilitation program to improve attentional abilities. The current study uses a modification of the original Cognitive Remediation Program to address attentional deficits in children with a variety of neurological disorders. The abbreviated program is designed as a focused, time-limited program that can be easily implemented in inpatient, partial day, or outpatient medical settings using third party payment to fund the program. This article seeks to inform psychologists about how to establish a cognitive rehabilitation program with emphasis placed on providing information about insurance reimbursement and billing procedures. Information is presented regarding billing codes, materials required for reimbursement, the denial/approval process, and percent of the Usual Customary Reasonable charge that was covered. Recommendations to improve the timeliness and efficiency of the reimbursement process, as well as to increase the amount of reimbursement, are highlighted. Directions for future research, including continued documentation of the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation programs to establish credibility for procurement of third party payment, are also offered. |
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Amanda M Adamson; Kathleen O'Toole; Catherine Petersen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-23 |
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Title: The Clinical neuropsychologist Volume: - ISSN: 1744-4144 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8806548 Medline TA: Clin Neuropsychol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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a The Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology , Palm Beach Gardens , FL , USA. |
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