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The Aging Client from Mary L. Flett

The Aging Client Adapting Your Practice to Meet the Silver Tsunami from Mary L. Flett

Faculty:Mary L. Flett

Duration:5 Hours 40 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

Archive : The Aging Client from Mary L. Flett

Outline:

TREATING THE OLDER ADULT

In-patient & outpatient settings
Acute & sub-acute settings
What is the Patient-Centered Medical Home & why should you care?

NAVIGATING SYSTEMS OF CARE

Are you a specialist or a generalist?
Assessing and accessing resources in your community
Assessing the capacity of your patient and his/her family for managing care needs

CAPACITY & COMPETENCY EVALUATION

Is it delirium, dementia, or depression?
Anxiety and its impact on performance
Medication-induced cognitive impairment
What is “informed consent” in the cognitively impaired older adult?

TOOLS

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
WHODAS 2.0
Level-1 Symptom Inventory
Clinician-rated symptoms of psychosis
Adler Adult ADHD
Global Deterioration Scale

FAMILY INTERVENTIONS & END OF LIFE PLANNING

The POLST
POA for healthcare
Assisted suicide
Five questions for eliciting quality of care in end of life
Working with family members who may be resistant to desires of client

COORDINATION OF CARE

Who is in charge? Where does behavioral health fit within continuum of care?
Communicating with treatment providers
Getting them to communicate with you!
HIPAA & other limitations of sharing information

DOCUMENTATION

Difference between “medical necessity” and “clinically significant functional impairment”
Medicare documentation standards for in-patient and out-patient settings
Maximizing reimbursement

ETHICAL & LEGAL ISSUES

Medicare/Medicaid billing
Confidentiality issues

Description:

Don’t miss out at tapping into this population and growing your practice
Clinical skills for evaluating and determining capacity, no matter what the setting
Emerging changes in Medicare and how this affects you
Strategies for introducing end-of-life planning instruments

Includes 1.0 hour ethics

Adapt your practice to work with this huge flood of baby boomers, the “Silver Tsunami” and get more referrals from practitioners. You are uniquely situated to help this population meet the Medicare/Medicaid requirements in treatment. Learn where behavioral health fits within the continuum of care and grow your practice before it’s too late!

Position yourself as a key partner in achieving the goals set for patient management. Knowing what is required of you, the behavioral health provider, in different settings and developing your skills in working with aging clients will make you an invaluable partner in the changing field of aging.

If you are considering working with aging adults, this seminar will give you a firm foundation to start your work and enter into the expanding market whether it be outpatient, assisted living, skilled nursing, or in-patient. If you are already working with aging adults, you will benefit from honing your skills and learning how to maximize your reimbursements.

Transform your practice as the “Silver Tsunami” stretches the boundaries of healthcare and find your niche in treating older adults.

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