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Issue Focus: Medical Record Retention
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Welcome to Access SLP Health Care, a bimonthly e-newsletter that addresses the specific needs of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in health care. If you have not already subscribed, send a blank e-mail with the word "subscribe" in the subject line to: Access-SLPhealthcare-request@lists.asha.org. If you know of any colleagues who might enjoy this newsletter, please forward this e-mail.
Be a Part of the Access SLP Health Care Community!
Share Your Treatment Tips
Tell us what is working for you and improving the services you provide. Do you use an old tool in a new way? Have you streamlined your documentation? Are you able to manage cancellations and no-shows in your facility? Share what works for you with your colleagues!
Treatment Tip Submission Form
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Breaking News!
- Watch Your Mail Box for the 2007 SLP Health Care Survey
We need your input to determine programs and resources. If you receive a survey, please respond!
- Time is Running Out to Register for the ASHA Health Care 2007 and Business Institute
March 31 - April 1; Bethesda, MD.
- Health Savings Accounts and Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services [PDF]
New resource on how health savings accounts can be used to pay for services now available.
- Cultural Competence Corner
Fact sheets from the Family Caregiver Alliance are available in Spanish and Chinese. Communication-related topics include dementia, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and TBI.
- Reward Yourself With a Career in Health Care
New Powerpoint [PDF] based on the popular recruitment brochure now available for use during presentations at career fairs and to students.
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The Directory of Speech-Language Pathology Assessment Instruments was developed in response to frequent requests from ASHA members for information on assessments related to speech-language pathology. It was designed to provide speech-language pathologists with a comprehensive reference of assessment tools used to screen or evaluate the speech, language, cognitive-communication, literacy, and swallowing abilities of individuals across the life span.
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Featured Question - Medical Record Retention
How long must I keep patient records? Does ASHA have any requirements about retaining medical records?
ASHA does not have a policy on record retention. Each state may have unique medical record retention laws that vary by setting or type of record. In addition, federal law (HIPAA), payers, and regulatory or accrediting agencies may have regulations governing record retention. It is advisable to know all applicable regulations and abide by the most stringent.
Read more about federal and state record retention regulations, as well as whether or not digital and video images must be kept as part of the medical record on ASHA's Web site.
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Announcements
Better Hearing and Speech Month is Coming!
Use May is Better Hearing and Speech Month to educate consumers, educators, referral sources, current clients, parents, and the media about the services you provide. To assist you, we have developed more than 60 products to help you promote the month and yourself including an all-new screen saver, customizable advertisements, BHSM specialty items, activity books, bookmarks, and so much more!
Get Discovered!
Sign Up For ProSearch - ASHA's Free Referral Service
Want to meet your patients' needs more effectively? ProSearch, ASHA's online directory of audiology and speech-language pathology programs, helps consumers find quality services from programs from more than 9,100 programs that employ ASHA-certified SLPs and audiologists.
2007 AARC and SPARC Awards
The competitions for the ASHA Advancing Academic-Research Careers (AARC) and Students Preparing for Academic & Research Careers (SPARC) are now open. Both awards are components of the ASHA Focused Initiative on the PhD Shortage in Higher Education. The AARC Award is given to new faculty in higher education to support and facilitate their academic and research endeavors in the field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD). The SPARC Award is given to undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing an academic & research career in the field of CSD. Applications for both awards are accepted until May 15, 2007.
Be an Ambassador for the Professions!
Recruitment materials are available for career fairs and presentations.
2007 ASHA Convention Call for Papers Now Open!
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Watch for the next issue of Access SLP Health Care in May 2007.
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