March 18, 2003
Babies With tracheostomies: The Challenge of Providing Specialized Clinical Care
An article from the ASHA Leader, March 18, 2003.
Blue Dye in the Evaluation of Dysphagia
A look at the safety and efficacy of using the Modified Evans Blue Dye Test.
Congress Fixes Medicare Fee Schedule
SLPs and audiologists will find some relief from plummeting Medicare payments as Congress replaces a 4.4% decrease in payments with a 1.6% increase.
ED Awards Early Reading First Grants
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently announced the first-ever Early Reading First (ERF) grants to support local efforts to improve the language and pre-reading skills of young children.
Summary Sheet
A summary sheet developed for interpretation.
The Challenge of Dysphagia Codes
An ASHA Leader feature article from the March 18, 2003 issue.
Thick Description
An excerpt of a thick description from a treatment session.
Using Ethnography to Develop Cultural Sensitivity
Ethnographic research helped students move beyond gaining a general awareness of a culture to gaining cultural sensitivity.
What Is Ethnography?
Ethnographic research allows us to document what “normal” looks like for a given community.
March 04, 2003
CMS Issues Guidance on $1,500 Caps
Implementation instructions are available for the $1,500 Caps, which are due to return on July 1. SLPs in health care settings will find a mailing from ASHA with more information.
Conference for New York: Harmony and Healing
Building on the success of last year’s conference, five outstanding speakers volunteered their time to show their support for New York’s school-based speech-language pathologists.
Focus on Minority Health
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, has supported scientific research and research training that has made remarkable contributions to our knowledge about human communication and its disorders.
Fostering a Community of Scholars in a Graduate Program
A feature article from the Leader Online, March 4, 2003.
Getting Ready for IDEA
Clinicians are still grappling with the requirements of the 1997 reauthorization as Congress gets set to reauthorize the law this year.
Prosody: The Music of Language and Speech
A Leader Online feature article from the March 4, 2003 issue.
Virginia SLPs Bring Caseload Reduction Campaign to State Capital
Virginia clinicians took their caseload reduction message to the capital and their efforts are now paying off.
February 18, 2003
A South African Experience
The author's work experiences in Soweto and KwaZulu-Natal highlight the effect of multilingualism on audiological practice.
Documentation Pitfalls
A claims reviewer provides tips on how to avoid denials for claims related to dysphagia and dementia
Dysphagia and Dementia
Meet the challenge of serving patients with this dual diagnosis and avoid documentation pitfalls.
Home Again: A Native American SLP’s Experiences Teaching in a Navaho Reservation School
A Leader Online feature from the Feb. 18 issue.
IDEA-Related Grants Provide Funding Opportunities for Clinicians
ASHA members are strongly urged to seek grant funding in personnel preparation and related areas. Review a list of available grants.
Implant Manufacturer Closes Its Doors
Symphonix Devices became the first manufacturer of a middle-ear implant to gain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000, but less than two years later, the company closed its doors.
Medicare Documentation Requirements
Key information to include in a Medicare claim.
New Theme, New Look for BHSM 2003
Better Hearing and Speech Month will kick off in May with the theme of “Communication for Life.”
Serving Children Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
A list of resources.
Serving Multilingual Clients With Hearing Loss
Linguistic diversity affects audiologic management, speech audiometry, and communication choices. Read about the authors’ fascinating experiences in South Africa.
The Only SLP in Grenada
A feature article from the Leader Online Feb.18.
February 04, 2003
Personal Tales of Marketing That Works
Read a feature from the Feb. 4, 2003 issue of the Leader online.
Using Patient Newsletters in an Audiology Practice
Read a feature article from the Feb. 4, 2003 Leader Online.
Why Market
Read a news article from the Feb. 4, 2003 Leader Online.
2003 Fee Schedule Brings Gain—and Pain
Reimbursement rates for audiology procedures will remain the same, but there will be a sharp drop in rates for some speech-language pathology procedures.
Celebrating 2003 as ASHA’s Year of the Volunteer
To honor the volunteer spirit, the ASHA Legislative Council passed a resolution designating 2003 as ASHA's Year of the Volunteer
Develop a Marketing Plan!
Here’s why—and how—to develop a marketing plan that suits your practice.
Tracking Work-Related Hearing Loss
A summary of the basic requirements of the new OSHA recordkeeping rule for reporting work-related hearing loss.
January 21, 2003
Audiologists Win Coding Gains in 2003
A two-year effort by ASHA resulted in a major victory in the area of billing codes for cochlear implant procedures.
Basic Research in Speech Science—Speech-Language Pathology
Feature article in the Leader Online, January 21, 2003.
Glenda J. Ochsner: A Model for ASHA’s Year of the Volunteer
A Leader Online feature for January 21, 2003.
Medicare Caps Postponed
ASHA and other rehabilitation and consumer groups have won a delay in implementation of the $1,500 Medicare therapy caps on outpatient services.
New EB Members Take Office
ASHA’s Executive Board includes a new president, president-elect and two new vice presidents.
Rhode Island Seeks Salary Supplement in New Year
With a new legislative session comes a renewed effort between ASHA’s State Education Advocacy Team and targeted states—Rhode Island, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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