Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)

Dyslexia Association - Pennsylvania Branch

Federal Register

Joint Commissions on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Medicare Learning Network

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

National Information Center For Children And Youth With Disabilities

National Library of Medicine

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

Northeastern Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Office for Civil Rights

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education

Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pennsylvania Insurance Department

Pennsylvania Licensing Agency

Pennsylvania Teacher Certification

Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library  

Pennsylvania’s Assitive Technology Foundation

National Centers for Stuttering

National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS)

National Cued Speech Association

National Stuttering Association  

Speak Easy International Foundation, Inc. (SEIF)

Health Care 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/