ASHA, AAO-HNS Request Videostroboscopy Change

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You have accessThe ASHA LeaderASHA News1 Jun 2011ASHA, AAO-HNS Request Videostroboscopy Change Mark Kander, and Kate RomanowJD Mark Kander Google Scholar More articles by this author and Kate Romanow Google Scholar More articles by this author , JD https://doi.org/10.1044/leader.AN2.16062011.3 SectionsAbout ToolsAdd to favorites ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2011/110517/ASHA,-AAO-HNS-Request-Videostroboscopy-Change.htm ASHA and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) joined forces to urge federal officials to change Medicare regulations that require “personal” (in-the-room) supervision by a physician when a speech-language pathologist performs videostroboscopy or nasopharyngoscopy (The ASHA Leader, Feb. 15, 2011). At a March meeting with officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), ASHA and AAO-HNS strongly advocated for a change in the supervision requirement to “direct” supervision (the physician must be “immediately available” in the office suite but not necessarily in the room while the procedure is being performed). At the meeting, CMS officials cited a lack of a formal certification process to ensure that SLPs are properly trained to perform endoscopic procedures. ASHA emphasized that SLPs have done so successfully since the mid-1980s with no evidence of a negative outcome. Moreover, SLPs are bound by the ASHA Code of Ethics to have education, training, and experience consistent with those outlined in ASHA practice documents on vocal tract visualization and imaging. Because the two professions—speech-language pathology and otolaryngology—agree on this issue, it is hoped that the two organizations’ recommendation will receive a favorable response from CMS. A decision, however, will take at least three months; until a change is made, SLPs must continue to abide by the personal supervision requirement for Medicare beneficiaries. If CMS does not revise the requirement, ASHA will appeal. Author Notes director of health care regulatory analysis, can be reached at [email protected]. director of health care regulatory advocacy, can be reached at [email protected]. Advertising Disclaimer | Advertise With Us Advertising Disclaimer | Advertise With Us Additional Resources FiguresSourcesRelatedDetails Volume 16Issue 6June 2011 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library History Published in print: Jun 1, 2011 Metrics Current downloads: 79 Topicsleader_do_tagasha-article-typesleader-topicsCopyright & Permissions© 2011 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationLoading ...