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Dr. Palsbo is a Principal Research Associate in the Center for Health Policy, Research and Ethics. She also holds an appointment as a Research Fellow at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC.
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Item Comparative Quality Indicators for Adults with Disabilities in SNPs(George Mason University Center for Health Policy, Research & Ethics, 2005-11-02) Palsbo, Susan E.; Mastal, MargaretThis presentation proposes strategies and criteria for selecting performance measures relevant to adults with disabilities, and suggests specific indicators as well as resources for additional measures.Item Medicaid Payment for Telerehabilitation.(Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004-07) Palsbo, Susan E.Objective: To assess current payment practice for telerehabilitation in state Medicaid programs. Design: Telephone survey. Setting: State Medicaid programs. Participants: State Medicaid directors. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measure: Descriptive. Results: Half of the 35 state Medicaid programs contacted reimbursed at least some telemedicine services other than radiology in 2002. The primary reason for reimbursing for telemedicine is to make services available when there is no local practitioner. Consultation and evaluation and management services were most likely to be reimbursed (12 states). Seven state programs reimbursed telepsychology, and 4 states reported reimbursing for telespeech and language pathology, physical therapy, or occupational therapy. Conclusions: Telemedicine helps Medicaid programs deliver specialized care to locations with provider shortages. Telerehabilitation is not yet widespread, despite its potential benefit to people with disabilities who cannot travel to a clinic for rehabilitation therapy. Most Medicaid programs calculate the financial costs and patient benefits when considering payment policies, and about half of states require a state law to allow payment for telerehabilitation. Minnesota, Hawaii, and Nebraska, among the responding states, currently reimburse for telerehabilitation. Research is needed to evaluate the appropriateness of telerehabilitation for Medicaid beneficiaries.Item Minnesota Disability Health Options: Expanding Coverage for Adults with Physical Disabilities(Center for Health Care Strategies, 2004-01) Palsbo, Susan E.; Beatty, Philip W.; Parker, Pamela; Duff, ChrisMinnesota Disability Health Options (MnDHO), is a specialized managed health care program for working-age Medicaideligible individuals (with or without Medicare) with physical disabilities who reside in Minneapolis-St. Paul. MnDHO, a voluntary program, integrates delivery of all Medicaid and Medicare services except for prescription medications. Interviews and focus groups at the end of the first year show that enrollees’ quality of life is much better, with enrollees able to focus their attention on non-health related concerns.