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| What 5 things are included in industrial PT? |
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-Education/training of workforce and employers
-Pre-employment screenings
-Early Intervention, prevention, wellness
-Consultation and work site analysis
-Worker's comp knowledge for your state |
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| Name 4 aspects of the education/training part of industrial PT. |
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-Gets foot in door of any industry
-Offer free education to the workers in a particular setting or industry
-Lecture can include basic safety or can be injury specific
-Back School is a popular offering to get interest in the employer for PT services |
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| Name 8 aspects of pre-employment screening. |
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1. many employers have a work setting where there will be increase in injuries and safety issues if the wrong ppl are hired.
2. ADA requires that no discrimination is present in any employment situation to ppl who are classified as disabled.
3. Pre-employment screening, combined with job descriptions, will take care of this issue.
4. Offered post-offer, pre employment
5. Done to assess the ability of a worker to perform the duties of the job for which they were hired
6. Linked to the specific job analysis and specifications
7. Must be job specific and functional
8. Employer can deny employment if failed |
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| Functional Capacity Assessment |
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| A test to determine the physical ability of a worker to perform functional tasks, primarily within the context of the demands on competitive employment. |
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| This is done following a specific protocol that has reliability and validity reports already completed. There are many tools available. It is done on an employee already employed or someone already on worker's comp. |
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-Can be post injury or because of work complaints, decreased function, decreased productivity, or after an illness or injury.
-Reimbursable under CPT-4 codes a nd usually under worker's comp
-Takes 2-4 hours to complete and costs $20K to set up.
-Therapist may need to defend in court |
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An analysis of the work site or station with at least the following considerations:
- Ergonomics of the employee and site requirements
- Analysis of the job categories
- Physical demand capacities
- Safety of the areas
- Analysis of the employee's work station or watching the employee function |
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| Injury Surveillance Analysis |
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| Name 5 aspects of Work Hardening |
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-Not as popular as an option to workers comp
-To prepare the employee for return to work thru a strength and flexibility program using an environment mimicking the work site
-Can be reimbursed
-Up to 8 hours/day and up to 8 weeks
-Need to mimick the workplace as much as possible |
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| A less intense program of strengthening and stretching that does not necessarily simulate the work environment. |
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| Combines work related tasks, strengthening, and aerobic improvement. Not reimbursable under most worker's comp carriers but might be for private insurers. Up to 4 hours/day, 5 days/week for 8 weeks |
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| A way to prevent incidence, frequency, or severity of injury at a work setting |
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| heath promotion and injury prevention |
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| May involve work hardening or conditioning components of analysis of injuries, analysis of the work site, institution of employee committees and other means of employee feedback, wellness facilities, or education and instruction |
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| health promotion and injury prevention |
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| Name 5 aspecrs of the Ideal Rehab Setup |
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Definition
1. Knowing the employer and setting prior to getting pts from the employer
2. Immediate contact with the injured employee to allow intervention and psychological support
3. On-site or convenient location to see employee
4. Return to not less than a limited duty job ASAP
5. continual contact with the medical support services for the employer (MD, nurser, case manager) |
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| Name 3 aspects of workers comp in arkansas |
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1. Required with employers of more than 3 employees
2. Have to be injured and OOW for 14 days and retroactively paid for one week. Only without wages for one week (can use sick time)
3. Paid $0.485/mile for all transport + 66 2/3% of the worker's wage (tax free) (maximum of $375/wk) |
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| Name 3 aspects of payments to patients |
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1. A minimum of $20 and a max of $504/week (totaled up to $26,208 + mileage/year tax free)
2. Also will compensate for disability incurred and partial disability
3. Emplyer only liable for 6 months up to $10,000 |
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| Name 4 aspects of payments to therapists |
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1. Use of CPT-4 coding and reimbursement using RBRVS-based fee schedule
2. 20% increase due to legal settlement this year
3. Can continue therapy for as long as medically necessary
4. Payments better than with medicare at present in AR |
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