Do you manually type your letters of medical necessity or is there an electronic documentation system that you use?
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Generally, I manually type my Letters of Medical Necessity using a narrative voice, but you can do it a couple of different ways. If you are new to this, I would recommend the website www.lmnbuilder.com to help with you, because it will build your Letter of Medical Necessity for you in a very clean, easy fashion. I would recommend that you keep all of the generated LMNs on a computer file. That way, you can refer to these files to write other letters. The framework of the letter is going to essentially be the same. If you start with this template and cut and paste things into it, it generally goes pretty fast. For example, you write a letter for someone who is going to be utilizing a center-wheel drive power chair. Then, two weeks later you have someone else who is going to be using a different brand of center-wheel drive power chair. A power chair is a power chair. You can take the information from the first LMN, cut and paste it into the new one and then adapt and tweak it to fit your new client. Using this method, you do not lose five hours of your life every time you need a new letter; it speeds up the process.
Kirsten Davin, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS
DR. KIRSTEN DAVIN, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS is best known for her long running seminar, Let’s Roll! The Art of Performing Seating and Mobility Evaluations. She is a licensed Occupational Therapist, certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) and Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS), with extensive experience in a variety of practice areas including inpatient, acute care and intensive care units, as well as the Central Illinois Regional Burn Center. She is the owner of a successful home health-based private practice, Escape Mobility Solutions, LLC, which is dedicated to evaluating individuals for custom forms of assistive technology, such as power and manual wheelchairs, seating and positioning systems, and augmentative and alternative communication. She regularly conducts workshops on a national basis, regarding seating/positioning and assistive technology, and prides herself in offering entertaining and engaging seminars, and make learning fun. Dr.Davin completed her undergrad studies in occupational therapy, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001. She received her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy in 2007, from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah, where she now holds a faculty position.
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