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AOTA Recruiting OT Private Practice Testing Sites for Quality Program AOTA is currently seeking volunteer OT private practices willing to participate in a Medicare project to develop quality measures applicable to the occupational therapy profession. We are seeking to identify 10 – 15 private practices that treat Medicare patients nationally. This project is being run by a Medicare contractor called Quality Insights of Pennsylvania (QIP). Volunteer practices will receive a web training on quality measure testing by QIP, be asked to test four occupational therapy measures in the clinical setting over a 2-3 week period and participate in an exit interview with QIP staff. Detailed instructions for this process and assistance will be provided to participating practices. You participation in this project will help to assure that occupational therapists have quality measures available to report on under the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) program and expand the participation of occupational therapy in ongoing quality initiatives and critical research endeavors. The four measures that are being tested include: · Re-evaluation of ADLs/IADLs· Re-evaluation of Home Program· Objective Edema Evaluation· Demonstration of Preventive Techniques (Prevention of re-injury and secondary complications)Click here for AOTA's helpful Fact Sheet on Beta testing with further information. Please email cwillmarth@aota.org if you are interested in participating.
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