Speech-Language Therapy Review Criteria Guidelines, 2008 Update

Published by: Apollo Managed Care Consultants

Published: Jan. 1, 2008 - 108 Pages

Table of Contents

Speech Therapy Services - skilled, unskilled; Coverage

Medicare benefit coverage

Medicaid benefit coverage

VA benefit coverage

Screening for speech-language delays in preschool-age children

Speech-Language Initial Visits for Specific Abnormalities

Chronic acquired disorders affecting speech

Aphasia

Melodic Intonation Therapy for Persistent Aphasia

Layngectomy

ALS

Dysphagia - evaluation of swallowing mechanisms

Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy

Language delays

Dyslexia

Hyperlexia

Hearing impairments

Augmentative communication needs for children

Coverage

Developmental services referral form - example - link

Cerebral Palsy

Cleft lip/palate

Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD)

Stuttering

Lidcombe program for stuttering

Apraxia/dyspraxia of Speech

Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Oral-motor and other therapies for dysphagia

Tongue Thrust Disorders/Therapy

Traumatic brain injury

Vocal Cord Disorders - Diagnosis & Management

Laryngoscopy, diagnostic; Videostroboscopic laryngoscopy

Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD)

Vocal Cord Injections/Injection Laryngoplasty and Related Procedures

Discontinuation of Speech-Language Benefits

Notes - childhood disorders and review issues

CMS Edits for Speech-Language Pathology

Quality/Outcome Assessment of Speech-Language Therapy Programs

Speech - Communication DME: Augmentive Communication Aides, Communication boards; Speech generating devices; Speech aids, electronic; Tracheo-esophageal voice prostheses, Indwelling; References/resources

Audiology/Hearing-related therapy & procedures: Audiological testing/Audiometry/Audiology services; Early Intervention Programs; Auditory Brain Stem Implants; Auditory osseointegrated & auditory brain stem devices;

Aural rehabilitation therapy for hearing-impaired patients; Brain stem auditory evoked response (BER, BAER); Carbogen inhalation therapy for the treatment of sudden hearing loss; Cochlear and brainstem implants

Audio-visual entrainment;

Addendum

Software for computerized speech;

Speech-Language Pathology Terms, Acronyms

Speech-Language Pathologist - work, credentials

References and Resources for Speech-Language Therapy

Speech-Language Notes

Web resources

Abstract

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