OT in a Changing World

There are many ways that occupational therapy is well-suited for today's healthcare climate. It is extremely important to clients that experience it and it can be instrumental in how the U.S.'s healthcare can evolve and become better. I enjoyed listening to Professor Flick's lecture and it was evident that she is very knowledgeable about public health and how it is changing. 

Triple AIM has found that our healthcare costs are not indicative of quality. US is ranked among some of the lowest countries for quality of healthcare. A way this is being combated is by how they have changed how services are reimbursed by insurance companies. They have changed it from "fee for services" to "fee for value" (Flick). I think this is important because it pushes for OT's to make each session with a client worth the client's time. They have to structure it well and give their client the best possible therapy. It is no longer allowed for services to be reimbursed simply by time allotted, but what happens during a session. This drives home why documentation is so important! Documentation must be concise and straightforward, in order to depict a well crafted session.

People understand and know their lives best. They are the masters of their own situation. This ties in well with how OT is client-centered, because a person will glean more from a session when they feel they are doing activities that are important to their daily lives. An OT must listen to a person about how they go about their day and what is most important to them.