Third-Party Reimbursement of Vision Rehabilitation Services: A Historical Overview

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
L.S. Piqueras
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Past ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Funding Mechanisms ◽  
Vision Rehabilitation ◽  
Legislative Activities ◽  
Third Party Reimbursement

This article describes the various components of vision rehabilitation services, examines funding mechanisms for reimbursement of the services, reviews legislative activities over the past 20 years, and identifies issues that must be addressed in the future if the field is to obtain adequate funding for high-quality services for all Americans who are visually impaired.

Reimbursement as a Legitimizing Strategy for Health Education

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia J. Noland Dodd ◽  
Ying Li
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Past ◽  
Education Profession ◽  
Third Party Reimbursement

The health education profession has made significant advances throughout the past few decades. However, health education is still described as an emerging profession. This article suggests strategies to move health education from its status as an emerging profession into that of an acknowledged profession. The authors assert that actively seeking direct third-party reimbursement will advance health education's emergence as a profession as well as increase its legitimacy in the eyes of other professions. The benefits of direct third-party reimbursement, experiences of the nursing profession's pursuit of direct third-party reimbursement, and the current status of health education are discussed. The article concludes by offering strategies for pursuing direct third-party reimbursement.

scholarly journals Causes of vision impairment and assessment of need for low vision services for students of blind schools in Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Kansakar ◽  
HB Thapa ◽  
KC Salma ◽  
S Ganguly ◽  
RP Kandel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Vision Impairment ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Childhood Blindness ◽  
Vision Assessment ◽  
Low Vision Rehabilitation ◽  
Vision Rehabilitation ◽  
One Year

Background: The present study is first of its kind to evaluate causes of visual impairment of blind students in Nepal and assess their need for low vision rehabilitation services. Aim: To evaluate causes of vision impairment of students enrolled in blind schools in Nepal and assess the need for low vision rehabilitation services in these students. Materials and methods: A survey was conducted in 12 blind schools in Nepal, which were registered with Nepal Association for Welfare of Blindness (NAWB).It was conducted by a team of an ophthalmologist and an optometrist, by using standard eye examination protocols of the World Health Organization Prevention of Blindness Program (WHO/ PBL). Results: Of the 345 students enrolled in 12 schools, 285 students were examined (response rate of 82.61%). The students were in the 5 - 29 years age group. Nearly three-fourth of the children had become blind within one year of age and 52.3% visually impaired at birth and 20.7% developed vision impairment within one year of age. After refraction, 26 students (9.12%) had mild visual impairment, 21 students (7.37%) had severe visual impairment and 238 students (83.51%) were blind. The main cause of vision impairment was found to be corneal 35.79% and retina diseases, mainly dystrophy, 20.35% followed by problems with the whole globe, lens and optic nerve, accounting for 13.33%, 12.63% and 12.98% respectively. The major etiological factors were those of childhood such as Vitamin A deficiency, measles and similar causes (42.11%) followed by hereditary causes (25.26%). Of the total students examined, 48.07% were visually impaired due to preventable causes and 16.14% treatable aggregating to 64.21% of avoidable blindness. Fifty seven (28.22%) students could read smaller than 2 M print size after low vision assessment for near and 33(15.78%) students benefited with telescopic trial for distance low vision. Conclusion: In Nepal, renewed focus on providing best possible quality of life for visually impaired children by proper low vision assessment and eye health education focusing on, general public and community health workers, with governmental and institutional support is required to achieve Vision 2020 objectives to decrease childhood blindness. Key words: childhood blindness, Nepal, blind school study, low vision, vision impairment    doi: 10.3126/kumj.v7i1.1764       Kathmandu University Medical Journal (2009), Vol. 7, No. 1, Issue 25, 44-49        

scholarly journals Introducing low vision care into the Government eye care services in South Africa

2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. O. Oduntan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Eye Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Vision Rehabilitation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Vision Care

There are many visually impaired people all over the world including South Africa, unfortunately, vision rehabilitation services are lacking  in many countries. Currently in South Africa, low vision care is offered by a few private optometric practitioners, optometric institutions and non-governmental organizations. Although most of the major Government hospitals in the country provide ophthalmological services to patients, only a few of these provide optometric services and none provides low vision care services yet.  There is therefore, a great need to increase vision rehabilitation services in the country.  There are plans to introduce optometry sections into government hospitals in every Province of South Africa and these plans include introduction of low vision care as part of the optometric services.   There is, therefore a need for information on how to introduce  low vision care services into existing optometry facilities in the Government hospitals and those that may be established in the future.   The purpose of the article is to discuss how low vision services can be introduced into public eye care facilities. Issues relating to rehabilitation of visually impaired patients, low vision care, infrastructure, equipment, low vision devices and human resources are discussed in this paper.   To justify the facility needs, basic information on assessment procedure of low vision patients is included.  Also, names and contact details of a few companies supplying low vision devices in South Africa are provided.  The contents of this article will be useful to health care managers in the government hospitals; especially those in charge of the optometry services as well as the optometrists who may wish to work in the low vision care sections in Government hospitals.

Third-Party Payment for Auditory Rehabilitation

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Steven C. White
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Auditory Rehabilitation ◽  
Third Party Reimbursement

Abstract This article provides updated information on third party reimbursement for auditory rehabilitation services provided by speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Differences between the coverage for auditory rehabilitation provided by Medicare, Medicaid, and private health plans are described. Coding and permissible auditory habilitation/rehabilitation services for implanted patients are explained.

Predictors of Competitive Employment for Blind and Visually Impaired Consumers of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

2005 ◽  
Vol 99 (5) ◽  
pp. 303-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele E. Capella-McDonnall
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Competitive Employment ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, four variables were found to have a significant association with competitive employment outcomes for blind and visually impaired consumers of vocational rehabilitation services. These variables were the receipt of education as a rehabilitation service that resulted in an educational certificate or degree, having worked since the onset of the disability, reason for applying to vocational rehabilitation related to obtaining a job, and the relationship between the counselor and the consumer being rated as high quality.

A Macintosh Interface for the Cameca Camebax-Micro Electron Microprobe

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 438-439
Author(s):  
Carl E. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Computer Control ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Disk Storage ◽  
The Past ◽  
User Facility ◽  
Instrument Control

Over the past few years it has become apparent in our multi-user facility that the computer system and software supplied in 1985 with our CAMECA CAMEBAX-MICRO electron microprobe analyzer has the greatest potential for improvement and updating of any component of the instrument. While the standard CAMECA software running on a DEC PDP-11/23+ computer under the RSX-11M operating system can perform almost any task required of the instrument, the commands are not always intuitive and can be difficult to remember for the casual user (of which our laboratory has many). Given the widespread and growing use of other microcomputers (such as PC’s and Macintoshes) by users of the microprobe, the PDP has become the “oddball” and has also fallen behind the state-of-the-art in terms of processing speed and disk storage capabilities. Upgrade paths within products available from DEC are considered to be too expensive for the benefits received. After using a Macintosh for other tasks in the laboratory, such as instrument use and billing records, word processing, and graphics display, its unique and “friendly” user interface suggested an easier-to-use system for computer control of the electron microprobe automation. Specifically a Macintosh IIx was chosen for its capacity for third-party add-on cards used in instrument control.

Mapping Power

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
The Political ◽  
Government Reform ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Political Economy Analysis

Electricity is critical to enabling India’s economic growth and providing a better future for its citizens. In spite of several decades of reform, the Indian electricity sector is unable to provide high-quality and affordable electricity for all, and grapples with the challenge of poor financial and operational performance. To understand why, Mapping Power provides the most comprehensive analysis of the political economy of electricity in India’s states. With chapters on fifteen states by scholars of state politics and electricity, this volume maps the political and economic forces that constrain and shape decisions in electricity distribute on. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it concludes that attempts to depoliticize the sector are misplaced and could worsen outcomes. Instead, it suggests that a historically grounded political economy analysis helps understand the past and devise reforms to simultaneously improve sectoral outcomes and generate political rewards. These arguments have implications for the challenges facing India’s electricity future, including providing electricity to all, implementing government reform schemes, and successfully managing the rise of renewable energy.

Reputation and Gossip in Game Theory

2019 ◽  
pp. 213-229
Author(s):  
Charles Roddie
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Strategic Behavior ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Past ◽  
Past Behavior ◽  
Future Behavior ◽  
The Game Theory ◽  
Shed Light

When interacting with others, it is often important for you to know what they have done in similar situations in the past: to know their reputation. One reason is that their past behavior may be a guide to their future behavior. A second reason is that their past behavior may have qualified them for reward and cooperation, or for punishment and revenge. The fact that you respond positively or negatively to the reputation of others then generates incentives for them to maintain good reputations. This article surveys the game theory literature which analyses the mechanisms and incentives involved in reputation. It also discusses how experiments have shed light on strategic behavior involved in maintaining reputations, and the adequacy of unreliable and third party information (gossip) for maintaining incentives for cooperation.

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