Medi-Cal Clinical Documentation and Treatment Planning

with Stan Taubman, Ph.D., LCSW

Friday, January 22, 2010
1:30 – 4:45 PM
Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA

Program description and registration form on Events page

Medi-Cal Clinical Documentation and Treatment Planning

with Stan Taubman, Ph.D., LCSW

Friday, January 22, 2010
1:30 – 4:45 PM

Samuel Merritt University
Health Education Center (HEC #203, Bldg. 3 on map)
400 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609

Introduction

An article in November’s Psychiatric Services¹ describes how recent changes to Medicaid policy are forcing state mental health systems to be more accountable for the services they provide and exerting greater surveillance over billing practices. With a higher percentage of state mental health reimbursements coming from Medicaid, it is federal not state auditors who will be examining mental health services to determine eligibility for reimbursement by reviewing the individual provider’s documentation in treatment plans and progress notes.

As programs in California shut down and positions are being eliminated, it is more important than ever that occupational therapists demonstrate and communicate their effectiveness. OTs need to understand symptoms associated with diagnoses, and communicate our services by writing clear assessments, treatment plans which reflect evidence-based best practices, and progress notes explaining how treatment, guided by therapist and client together, is proceeding and reflecting assessment and planning. Read more »

POTAC Steering Committee Meeting
Saturday, February 6, 2010
10 AM to noon at the home of Lynne Andonian.