| Autor: |
Short, Lori, Rea, Tiffany, Houston, Beki, Scott, Sonya, Forducey, Pamela |
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Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; March 2016, Vol. 1 Issue: 18 p3-11, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
Oklahoma has a large population living in rural areas where it is difficult to fill school speech-language pathologist (SLP) positions. To meet this need, telepractice has been used in rural Oklahoma school districts since 1999. Medicaid policies have allowed schools to receive reimbursement for speech therapy provided by onsite therapists; however, reimbursement for speech telepractice was excluded. The current project measured the effectiveness of a speech telepractice program so this policy could be revised. Speech and language skills of 578 children, grades PreK–12, were followed over one of two school years and were rated using Functional Communication Measures (FCM) established by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Our data show that 67–87% of the children advanced by one or more levels on three common FCM scales. These changes are similar to, or greater than, what was reported in a large sample of students compiled by ASHA's National Outcomes Measurement System (NOMS) with clinicians who worked onsite in schools. Average weekly treatment time was also less in our teletherapy practice than what was reported in the reference database. Therefore, the current study demonstrates that speech telepractice is an effective and efficient method of delivery for the school age population. |
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