Beside Assessment of Swallowing Safety

Beginning with the patient's history, the BASS program takes the clinician step-by-step through patient evaluation and then uses these findings to help the clinician determine treatment recommendations as well as short- and long-term functional goals. Once patient data are entered, the BASS program generates a diagnostic report.

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Beginning with the patient's history, the BASS program takes the clinician step-by-step through patient evaluation and then uses these findings to help the clinician determine treatment recommendations as well as short- and long-term functional goals. Once patient data are entered, the BASS program generates a clear diagnostic report useful in any practice for patient records, a basis for treatment, and successful third-party billing. Excerpt from the Introduction, by Michael E. Groher, PhD: Managing the patient with oropharyngeal dysphagia is time-intensive; it involves medical history review, physical evaluation, laboratory evaluation, setting dietary levels, behavioral therapy, team coordination, and the integration and documentation of all theseprocesses. The BASS is a computer-linked tool that will greatly assist the clinician in streamlining the documentation of both evaluative processes by providing a consistent reporting format ...The BASS is a very intuitive procedure, especially for those familiar with the Windows format. Only minimal computer skills are required to produce a clear and concise diagnostic report.
The BASS System Hardware Requirements are: IBM-Compatible PC; Minimum 8MB RAM; Windows version 3.1 or later.