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Exploring Reimbursement Pathways for Lifestyle Medicine and Health Promotion Services in Occupational Therapy

Published:2023-05-01 Issue:3 Volume:77 Page:
ISSN:0272-9490
Container-title:The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
language:en
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Author:

Sadek Amy¹,Billock Christy²,Jordan Katie³

Affiliation:

1. Amy Sadek, PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM, is Doctoral Capstone Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Hawai’i Pacific University, Las Vegas, NV; amysadekphd@gmail.com

2. Christy Billock, PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM, is Occupational Therapist, private practice, Altadena, CA.

3. Katie Jordan, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Chief Administrative Officer, University Clinical Services, Office of the Provost, and Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, Associate Chair of Clinical Occupational Therapy, and Director of Occupational and Speech Therapy Hospital Practice, Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Abstract

Abstract Occupational therapy practitioners are uniquely qualified and positioned to offer both preventive and rehabilitative models of care. However, the status quo of current reimbursement models has created a barrier to occupational therapy practitioners receiving adequate reimbursement, if any, for doing health promotion and lifestyle-focused work. In this Health Policy Perspectives article, we emphasize the need for reimbursement and propose pathways for new and perhaps untapped or underutilized models of reimbursement for occupational therapy practitioners. These pathways require education and advocacy efforts to showcase our distinct value as key reimbursable and interdisciplinary players in lifestyle medicine and health promotion work.

Publisher

AOTA Press

Subject

Occupational Therapy

Link

https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-pdf/doi/10.5014/ajot.2023.050251/77586/7703090010.pdf

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