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ASHA Information Links
Audiology Links
SLP Links
State and National Links
Professional Organization Links
Employment Opportunities
ASHA Information Links
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA
Updates & Events
ASHA Board Recognized Specialists on Fluency Disorders
ASHA Board Recognized Specialists on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
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Audiology Links
- Audiology on the Web by Judith Kuster
Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences
Wisconsin Medicare Part B Carrier for Audiologists Billing Independently and
Physicians in Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
Medicare
CMS administers Medicare, the nation's largest health insurance program, which covers over 39 million Americans. Medicare provides health insurance to people age 65 and over and certain people with disabilities.
- Medicaid: Federal
Medicaid: State
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
US Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, OSHA OSHA Noise Exposure Standard 1910.95, search under Noise
- Wisconsin Lions Foundation, Inc.
Audiology Online
This Web site provides news, information, and education for hearing healthcare professionals.
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State and National Links
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United Government Services: Medicare Fiscal Intermediary
Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) process Medicare claims for services provided in agencies such as Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (ORFs), and Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs). FIs have Web sites that provide vast amounts of information regarding Medicare coverage and billing. Your billing office will know the identity of the FI that processes your claims.
United Government Services (UGS) is the largest Medicare Part A Intermediary, processing over 30 million claims nationwide each year. It is also the National Intermediary for Federally Qualified Health Care (FQHC) Centers. UGS serves customers in WI and many other states. The UGS Web site contains valuable information, including:
The Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology Outpatient Services Educational UpdateFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)Local Medical Review PoliciesMedicare Memos (the monthly newsletter from UGS)Links to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web sitesClinicians and reimbursement staffs are encouraged to utilize this resource for current information on coverage guidelines, changes to the Medicare program, training opportunities and links to all departments within UGS.To access the UGS Web site go to www.ugsmedicare.com.
ASHA's State Overviews
ASHA's State Association Information page provides contacts and links to state association home pages as well as state-by-state information about licensure.
HIPAA Web Site and Resources (pdf)
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SLP Links
ASHA Board Recognized Specialists on Fluency Disorders
ASHA Board Recognized Specialists on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorder
Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences
The Stuttering Homepage
School Center Software
School Center is a software package that lets educators start creating web pages for communications and engaged learning, within an hour of staff development time. If your goal for the upcoming school year is to have teachers post homework assignments or do on-line projects with the students, School Center is most likely the easiest way to accomplish this.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This Web site provides concepts, tips, and tools for measuring performance in child health service delivery.
SLP "Start Page"
Wisconsin's IDEAS Portal Web Site
Interactive Dialogue with Educators from Across the State (IDEAS) has launched a Web site to provide high-quality, teacher-reviewed Web-based resources for curricula, content, lesson plans, and professional development.
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
The Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative is a statewide project funded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to help all school districts develop or improve their assistive technology services. WATI also works with Birth to 3 programs through a grant from the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program.
Speech-LanguagePathologist.org
Speech-LanguagePathologist.orgis a great resource for SLP's looking for jobs and answers. We offer other free services including free email yourname@Speech-LanguagePathologist.org, an active chat room with posted archives that is availble to all. Our message board is a very busy and useful tool to get answers from clinicians from around the world.
Communication Connects
This site is dedicated to speech/language pathologists, educators and parents, encouraging development of functional communication skills in children in all environments. Included are informational articles related to fostering good communication, a story-making machine, forums, links which include IEP goal ideas, fun therapy activities, organizational forms and much more.
Avaaz Innovations
Avaaz Innovations is a company that offers software products for use in speech-language pathology and audiology. Products include software for the analysis of speech signals, treatment of childhood articulation and phonological disorders, and assessment and treatment of aphasia and adult language disorders.
Stuttering Foundation
View new materials and resources online on their Web site (www.stutteringhelp.org), including brochures and 2 books which may be downloaded free of charge and a list of over 6,000 libraries nationwide which shelve our materials.
Speech Pathology
This Web site features articles, interviews, ask-the-experts, CE offerings, classifieds and more the the SLP professional
ASHA's State Advocacy Resources
This resource provides information for advocacy activities at the state level.
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Professional Organization Links
A global resource for professionals and all those interested in audiology: http://www.aud.org.uk
Acoustical Society of America
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
American Academy of Audiology
American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Educational Audiology Association
Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology
National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
League for the Hard of Hearing
Wisconsin Medical Society
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