Links

Health Care FAQs:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/faqs/

FAQs for Dysphagia: http://www.asha.org/members/slp/clinical/dysphagia/dysphagia_faqs.htm

FAQs for ASHA Health Care Services Team:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/faqs/health_serv_FAQ.htm

FAQ when Evaluating Any Treatment Procedure, Product, or Program Ask Yourself the Following Questions:
http://www.asha.org/members/evaluate.htm

FAQ for SLP Assistants:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/faqs/faq_slpasst.htm

Professional Practice Issues:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/practice-issues.htm

Documentation in Health Care Settings:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/documentation.htm

Educating other professionals about what SLPs do:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/crosstraining.htm

Evidence based practice:
http://www.asha.org/members/ebp/

Ethics:
http://www.asha.org/about/ethics/

Health Literacy:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthliteracy.htm

Infection Control:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/infectioncontrol.htm

International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF):
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/icf.htm

Patient safety and the SLP:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/Patient+Safety.htm

Qualified Providers in schools and early intervention:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/qualifiedprovider.htm

SLP Referral guidelines:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/clinical/referguidelines.htm

Reimbursement and Coding:
http://www.asha.org/members/issues/reimbursement/

SLP Competencies:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/competencies.htm

SLP Medicare Outpatient Supplier Status (PDF file)
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/9277E1B8-F882-4705-A784-B9BC42BA7AA7/0/IssBr_06_SLPsupplier.pdf

Measuring Productivity: Finding the Right Quality Quotient:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/productivity.htm

Recruitment and Retention of SLPs in Health Care: A Guide for Administrators, Program Directors, and Recruiters:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/recruitment/default2.htm

Quality Improvement for Speech-Language Pathologists:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/QI.htm

The Policy and Procedure Manual: Managing "By the Book" By Paul Rao, Ph.D.:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/policy_procedures.htm

Promoting the Unique Value of SLP Services in Health Care:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/Uniquevalue.htm

Medicare Speech-Generating Devices Information Packet:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/sgd/default-sgd.htm

SLPs and Telepractice:
http://www.asha.org/members/telepractice/

ASHA Desk Reference Document: Knowledge and Skills in Business Practices Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists in Health Care Settings (PDF format):
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/992BBF3F-5127-4CF5-B4A7-99CB21E1F06E/0/KSBusinessPractices.pdf

Setting Specific Resources

Acute Care Hospitals
Health Care Issues Brief - Acute Care:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/acute_care.htm

Getting Started in Acute Care- Hospitals:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/start_acute_care.htm

Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
Health Care Issues Brief - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/inpatient.htm

Getting Started in Acute Inpatient Rehab:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/start_acute_in.htm

Homecare
Issues in Homecare:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/homecare.htm

Long Term Care
Long Term Care: Resources and Information:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/longtermcare.htm

Pediatric Hospitals/NICU
Getting Started in Pediatric Hospitals:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/start_ped.htm

SLPs and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU):
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/NICU.htm

Early Intervention
Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Service Delivery to Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families (PDF Format):
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/25048BB6-76F1-40BE-B7ED-A0E40DDC6A6C/0/19066_1.pdf

ASHA Online Leader References on EI (Birth-5) :
http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2003/q2/030527a.htm

SLP and EI ASHA Practice Policies, Documents Support EI Role:
http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2003/q2/030527a.htm

Current ASHA Resources and Activities Related to EI in SLP (PDF Format):
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/DA55B954-9AC6-4FAC-87C8-E92F57213D61/0/early_intervention.pdf

Clinical Partnerships Offer Support to Infants and Families:
http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2002/q3/020924a.htm

Important Links

The Joint Commission:
http://www.jointcommission.org/

Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities (CARF):
http://www.carf.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
http://www.cdc.gov/

The American Hospital Association:
http://www.aha.org/aha/about/

The American Health Care Association:
http://www.ahca.org/

The National Area Health Education Center Association:
http://www.nationalahec.org/home/index.asp

The Health Resources and Services Administration:
http://www.hrsa.gov/

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center:
http://www.nectac.org/