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Geropsychology and Long Term Care: A Practitioner’s Guide
Edited by Erlene Rosowsky, Joseph M. Casciani, and Merla Arnold
128 pp, $59.95
New York, NY, Springer Publishing, 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-3877-2646-5
JAMA. 2009;302(8):901-902.
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This unique book is a practical guide to issues associated with the provision of geropsychology services in long-term care settings. The book is organized around the processes of providing geropsychology care.
Chapter 1, by Norris, provides an overview of various policies governing the provision of geropsychological services to long-term care residents. Included are practical overviews of limitations on outpatient mental health treatment; determination of local coverage by Medicare administrative contractors; consultation requirements; billing and coding; and excluded service issues. The chapter provides an introduction for practitioners, summarizing policy and reimbursement issues that need to be presented, relating these topics to local practice and reimbursement environments.
Chapter 2, by Smith, provides a discussion of the process as well as the types of referrals that psychologists typically receive in long-term care settings. The chapter includes an overview of insurance carrier requirements and a presentation of state and federal regulations governing referrals. Readers . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Patrick J. Fox, PhD, Reviewer
Institute for Health and Aging
University of California, San Francisco
pat.fox@ucsf.edu
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