Analysis & Practice Management Flashcards
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A billing audit reveals that an OT has been routinely billing for 97530 (therapeutic activities) when providing skilled teaching for home management tasks. This is BEST described as:
Answer: Upcoding
Upcoding means billing a higher-reimbursing code than the service actually rendered, which is a form of healthcare fraud.
Which management approach is MOST consistent with a client-centered practice philosophy in an OT department?
Answer: Collaborative goal-setting involving clients in prioritizing occupational outcomes
Client-centered practice requires that clients actively participate in identifying and prioritizing goals relevant to their occupational performance.
An OT analyzes a work task and finds it requires sustained static posture for 45 minutes. Which ergonomic principle is MOST at risk of being violated?
Answer: Avoiding static loading
Prolonged static posture creates sustained muscle loading (static loading), which increases fatigue and risk of musculoskeletal injury.
A new OT manager wants to reduce staff burnout. According to organizational management theory, which strategy is MOST evidence-supported?
Answer: Providing autonomy, meaningful work, and professional development opportunities
Autonomy, meaningful work, and professional growth are core drivers of intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction, shown to reduce burnout.
During activity analysis, an OT identifies that cooking requires color discrimination to determine when food is properly cooked. This is categorized under which activity demand?
Answer: Required body functions
Color discrimination is a sensory body function, which is categorized under required body functions within OTPF activity demands.
A state's OT practice act requires licensure for all OT services. An OT supervisor allows an unlicensed aide to perform skilled OT interventions. The MOST serious consequence is:
Answer: License revocation for the supervising OT and potential criminal liability
Allowing unlicensed practice of a licensed profession violates state practice acts, which can result in license revocation and criminal charges against the supervising OT.
When prioritizing quality improvement (QI) initiatives in an OT department, which data source provides the MOST direct measure of patient outcomes?
Answer: Pre- and post-treatment functional assessment scores
Pre- and post-treatment functional assessments directly measure whether patients improved as a result of OT intervention.