Tests and Measures to use with Medicare

Program Highlights

1. The Aging Older Adult: Normal changes in aging and those can be prevented or improved.

2. Letting the client do some of the work: Using questionnaires for function and other information

3. Co-morbidities and Complexities: Supporting Your Plan

4. Gait, Locomotion and Balance: Other ways at looking at falls prevention

5. Muscle Performance & ROM: Not the same old tests and measures.

2011 LOCATIONS:

Location	Date	Early Bird Ends
Los Angeles, CA	April 3rd	March 20th

TUITION:

Early Bird Price

Early price is valid up to 2 weeks prior to seminar

Individual $175

Group of 2 or 3: per attendee $165

Group of 4: per attendee $155

Regular Price

Price 2 weeks prior to seminar including walk-ins

Individual $195

Group of 2 or 3: per attendee $185

Group of 4: per attendee $175

Group Price: is per attendee registering together

Reduced tuition is applied to attending this and Anatomy of Documentation Seminars

Call for prices on larger groups

We apologize that our registration on-line is not available at this time. You can register by phone or by completing the registration form and e-mailing, faxing or mailing it to our office.

AGENDA:

7:30 - 8:00

8:00 - 9:45

9:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:30

12:30 - 2:00

2:00 - 2:15

2:15 - 3:30

5:00

REGISTRATION

Education Session:

THE AGING OLDER ADULT

MEDICARE'S REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATION: Medical and psychosocial history, objective tests and measures

LETTING THE CLIENT DO SOME OF THE WORK: Using questionnaires for function and other information

CO-MORBIDITIES AND COMPLEXITIES: Supporting your plan

BREAK

Education Session:

MUSCLE PERFORMANCE AND ROM: Not the same old tests and measures

POSTURE TESTS:

LUNCH (on your own)

Education Session:

GAIT, LOCOMOTION AND BALANCE: Other ways of looking at falls prevention and detection

BREAK

Education Session:

PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE TESTING: using multipurpose test batteries

PQRS: Is it right for you?

Questions and Answers:

ADJOURN

This highly interactive course provides participants with some of the tools to support Medicare’s guidelines for medically necessary services in all sites of service.

Topics include use of questionnaires to assist the therapist with the completion of some of the required medical and psychosocial history required as supportive background information to establish medical necessity of services and support goals established.

Test and Measures used provide the initial baseline measurements to support that skilled therapy services are medically necessary at evaluation as well as indicating progress throughout care.

Attendees will practice 8 - 10 functional tests and be able to incorporate them into their clinical setting.

The workbook contains copies of all tests taught and will become a valuable resource for the clinic.

In states requiring approval for CEUs, this course provides 6.0 (60 minute) contact hours

California: Encompass Consulting is a recognized Approval Agency for the Physical Therapy Board of California