Another idea is to talk to your ALS Association Assistive Technology
Specialist - I believe the chapter that services your area has more than
one - the association may be able to help with the process as well?

Sincerely,

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: telemed and AAC ?
From: Amy Lustig <xxxxxx@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, November 01, 2018 10:36 am
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com

Hi Renee --

I notice you're writing from Virginia ... I would not normally recommend
this approach, but if there's really no one else available, you might
consider calling in James Brinton from LC Technologies, which has its
home base in Fairfax. Typically I would not use the vendor to do an
evaluation to justify a SGD purchase, but James is an unusually ethical
and competent customer service rep, with a speech background, and I'm
sure he would provide an honest report. He may even know a licensed SLP
that would be available for a home visit. Something to think about,
anyway ...

Amy

On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 9:49 AM Renee B <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi All,

I'm an SLP in our University's ALS clinic. I typically provide all my
services for free. I have a home bound, trach/vent pALS who I've been
following for quite some time. His SGD is no longer fitting his needs
(and luckily is a loaner device) and he is testing out other devices
right now that seem to be a better fit. He has found one that he likes
and would like to purchase it. The good thing is he hasn't used his
insurance to get a SGD, the problem is that I cannot find an SLP who
will make a home visit to assist with his communication evaluation and
funding from his insurance company.

Has anyone had luck doing a telemedicine communication evaluation and
billing insurance? I do frequent telemed visits with him, but I never
bill for my services. I know it's not the ideal situation for a
communication eval, but I think it may be my last option. I thought I'd
ask the group before the headache process of calling his insurance
company.

Thanks for any advice.
Renee

Renee S. Bricker, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, Clin 3
University of Virginia Health System

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Amy Lustig, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP
Restorative Speech & Swallow, LLC

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