Download or read book The How to Guide to Home Health Therapy Documentation written by Cindy Krafft and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your therapy documentation skills today! This best-selling book has been newly updated to improve therapy documentation immediately. This practical resource is the only product on the market that aids PTs, OTs, and SLPs in honing their documentation skills under OASIS-C and complying with the therapy requirements mandated in the home health PPS rules. Through clear examples, real-life scenarios, and the expertise of author Cindy Krafft, PT, MS, therapists will be able to integrate high-quality documentation processes into effective care management practices. This book will teach you how to: Improve therapy documentation accuracy to ensure payment and compliance Coordinate documentation between therapists and other members of the clinical team to improve patient care Prove medical necessity and need for skilled care by practicing accurate documentation Align documentation with functional reassessment and OASIS-C requirements Prevent missed payment and denials and reduce the risk of an audit Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Home Health Chapter 2: Documentation: The "D" Word Chapter 3: Medical Necessity Chapter 4: OASIS: Impact on Therapy Practice Chapter 5: Assessments: The Foundation for Medical Necessity Chapter 6: Goals: Measurable and Meaningful Chapter 7: Planning Care: Putting the Pieces Together Chapter 8: Routine Visits: The Need for Ongoing Therapy Chapter 9: Reassessments: Home Health Requirements Chapter 10: Tips for Qualified Therapists Chapter 11: Tips for Therapist Assistants Chapter 12: Tips for Reviewers Chapter 13: The Future of Therapy in Home Health
Download or read book The Handbook for Home Health Therapy Documentation written by Cindy Krafft and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook for Home Health Therapy Documentation Cindy Krafft, PT, MS Therapy utilization is under scrutiny by the federal government, making defensive and accurate therapy documentation crucial to home health agencies. In fact, high therapy utilization is one of six target areas for the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report. The Handbook to Home Health Therapy Documentation, sold in convenient packs of 10, is your tool for frontline therapist education. Through clear and practical scenarios, and the know-how of expert author Cindy Krafft, PT, MS, therapists will be able to integrate complete documentation to avoid claim denial, fraud, or compliance issues. This handbook will teach you how to: Understand the theory and purpose of documentation to avoid incidents of claim denial, fraud, or noncompliance Coordinate documentation between therapists and other members of the clinical team to improve patient care Develop measurable and meaningful goals Conduct and document assessments that show medical necessity Set appropriate visit frequencies and durations Document OASIS correctly Table of Contents: The World of Home Health Documentation: The "D" Word Medical Necessity OASIS Assessments Goals Planning Care Routine Visits Reassessments
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Therapy Documentation written by HCPro and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put documentation tips in the palm of your hand with documentation pocket guides made just for therapists! Proper documentation is vital to reimbursement and patient care in the therapy setting. Improper documentation can lead to a host of problems including denials, decreased reimbursement and lawsuits. Unfortunately, therapists don't receive formal training on documentation and are often left to decipher the confusing requirements set forth by Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care companies, alone. A quick, affordable and convenient tool to address therapy documentation The Pocket Guide to Therapy Documentation offers documentation tips and advice in a convenient and handy format. You'll keep this resource close at hand to ensure complete and accurate patient records. Ensure proper documentation and save time with these benefits: Condensed information and easy-to-read bulleted lists, charts, and tabs for quick reference Fast access to reimbursement and coding information Review documentation requirements in less time for all patient encounters including: Initial examination Evaluation Prognosis Diagnosis Reexamination Discharge Tests and measures Therapy managers in Long-Term Care, home health, and hospital settings will want to purchase one for each Occupational Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, and Physical Therapist in their facility.
Download or read book The Post Acute Care Guide to Maintenance Therapy written by Cindy Krafft and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Postacute Care Guide to Maintenance Therapy contains regulatory information, analysis, and advice for maintenance therapy care and documentation in postacute settings.
Download or read book Documentation Basics written by Mia Erickson and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2012 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete and accurate documentation is one of the most important skills for a physical therapist assistant to develop and use effectively. The new Second Edition of Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant continues the path of teaching the student and clinician documentation from A to Z.
Download or read book Documentation for Rehabilitation written by Lori Quinn and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better patient management starts with better documentation! Documentation for Rehabilitation: A Guide to Clinical Decision Making in Physical Therapy, 3rd Edition shows how to accurately document treatment progress and patient outcomes. Designed for use by rehabilitation professionals, documentation guidelines are easily adaptable to different practice settings and patient populations. Realistic examples and practice exercises reinforce concepts and encourage you to apply what you've learned. Written by expert physical therapy educators Lori Quinn and James Gordon, this book will improve your skills in both documentation and clinical reasoning. A practical framework shows how to organize and structure PT records, making it easier to document functional outcomes in many practice settings, and is based on the International Classification for Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model - the one adopted by the APTA. Coverage of practice settings includes documentation examples in acute care, rehabilitation, outpatient, home care, and nursing homes, as well as a separate chapter on documentation in pediatric settings. Guidelines to systematic documentation describe how to identify, record, measure, and evaluate treatment and therapies - especially important when insurance companies require evidence of functional progress in order to provide reimbursement. Workbook/textbook format uses examples and exercises in each chapter to reinforce your understanding of concepts. NEW Standardized Outcome Measures chapter leads to better care and patient management by helping you select the right outcome measures for use in evaluations, re-evaluations, and discharge summaries. UPDATED content is based on data from current research, federal policies and APTA guidelines, including incorporation of new terminology from the Guide to Physical Therapist 3.0 and ICD-10 coding. EXPANDED number of case examples covers an even broader range of clinical practice areas.
Download or read book The Physical Therapist s Guide to Health Care written by Kathleen A. Curtis and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Physical Therapist's Guide to Health Care is the simple, clear approach to understanding health care in today's changing environment. This book provides a strategy based approach to help physical therapists successfully manage change and meet the challenges of clinical practice in common practice settings. This essential text includes an introduction to health care that covers the basics of health care financing, health care reimbursement systems, cost containment strategies and referral services. Important issues covered in this book include trends in acute, subacute, home health care practice, outcomes management and prevention. Chapters include information on health care reimbursement systems and cost containment strategies, time and caseload management, documentation requirements, quality management in physical therapy, and the role of the physical therapist in prevention and wellness. Check out our new website dedicated to The Physical Therapist's Guide to Health Care. This innovative new website presents valuable up-to-date information as it becomes available. You can visit the site at ptguide.slackinc.com Dr. Kathleen A. Curtis is the winner of the “President’s Award of Excellence” for 2005 at California State University, Fresno
Download or read book Physical Therapy Documentation written by Mia Erickson and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete & accurate documentation is one of the essential skills for a physical therapist. This book covers all the fundamentals & includes practice exercises & case studies throughout.
Download or read book Home Health Care written by and published by AOTA Press. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Documentation for Rehabilitation E Book written by Lori Quinn and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four NEW chapters address additional aspects of documentation that rehabilitation professionals will encounter in practice: Legal aspects of documentation Documentation in pediatrics Payment policy and coding Computerized documentation
Download or read book Effective Documentation for Physical Therapy Professionals written by Eric Shamus and published by McGraw-Hill Medical. This book was released on 2004 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive textbook for the documentation course required in all Physical Therapy programs. The textbook incorporates current APTA terminology and covers every aspect of documentation including reimbursement and billing, coding, legal issues, PT and PTA communication, as well as utilization review and quality assurance. (Midwest).
Download or read book Guide to Clinical Documentation written by Debra Sullivan and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop the skills you need to effectively and efficiently document patient care for children and adults in clinical and hospital settings. This handy guide uses sample notes, writing exercises, and EMR activities to make each concept crystal clear, including how to document history and physical exams and write SOAP notes and prescriptions.
Download or read book Documentation for Physical Therapist Practice A Clinical Decision Making Approach written by Jacqueline A. Osborne and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documentation for Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Decision Making Approach provides the framework for successful documentation. It is synchronous with Medicare standards as well as the American Physical Therapy Association’s recommendations for defensible documentation. It identifies documentation basics which can be readily applied to a broad spectrum of documentation formats including paper-based and electronic systems. This key resource skillfully explains how to document the interpretation of examination findings so that the medical record accurately reflects the evidence. In addition, the results of consultation with legal experts who specialize in physical therapy claims denials will be shared to provide current, meaningful documentation instruction.
Download or read book Guide to Physical Therapist Practice written by American Physical Therapy Association (1921- ) and published by Amer Physical Therapy Assn. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text guides patterns of practice; improves quality of care; promotes appropriate use of health care services; and explains physical therapist practice to insurers, policymakers, and other health care professionals. This edition continues to be a resource for both daily practice and professional education.
Download or read book The Handbook to Home Health Therapy Documentation written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Documentation for Physical Therapist Practice written by Jacqueline A. Osborne and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documentation for Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Decision Making Approach provides the framework for successful documentation. It is synchronous with Medicare standards as well as the American Physical Therapy Association's recommendations for defensible documentation. It identifies documentation basics which can be readily applied to a broad spectrum of documentation formats including paper-based and electronic systems. This key resource utilizes a practical clinical decision making approach and applies this framework to all aspects of documentation. This text emphasizes how the common and standard language of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model can be integrated with a physical therapist's clinical reasoning process and a physical therapist assistant's skill set to produce successful documentation. Includes content on documentation formations: Initial Evaluations, Re-examination Notes, Daily Notes, Conclusion of the Episode of Care Summaries, Home Exercise Program Reviews all the important issues related to style, types of documentation, and utilization of documentation Covers documentation relevant in different settings (inpatient, home health, skilled nursing facility, outpatient) Helps students learn how to report findings and demonstrate an appropriate interpretation of results Includes up-to-date information in line with APTA Guidelines for Defensible Documentation, World Health Organization, International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health Mode, and Medicare Reviews electronic documentation, ICD-9, ICD-10, and CPT codes Includes important chapters on Interprofessional Communication, Legal Aspects, Principles of Measurement
Download or read book Home Health Nursing written by Karen E. Monks and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2002-10-22 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique, spiral-bound handbook is compact, portable, and written with busy home health nurses in mind! Organized by body system, it offers instant advice on assessment and care planning for the disorders home health nurses are likely to encounter. Providing assessment guides for all body systems, the home environment, and the client's psychological status, it includes full care plans for over 50 illnesses and conditions most commonly encountered in the home. Each plan lists nursing diagnoses, short- and long-term expected outcomes, nursing interventions, and client caregiver interventions. Care plans are organized by body systems to allow for quick retrieval of information. Both short-term and long-term outcomes are included in the care plans to aid evaluation of the care provided. Detailed assessment guidelines are provided for all body systems to facilitate complete and comprehensive client examinations. Guidelines for environmental and safety assessments aid in the appraisal and improvement of clients' living conditions. Client and caregiver interventions are outlined in the care plans to promote active client participation in self-care. The convenient pocket size makes transportation and use convenient to home health nurses. Appendices on documentation guidelines, laboratory values, medication administration, home care resources, and standard precautions provide quick access to useful home care information. Related OASIS items are identified in the assessment section, and ICD-9 diagnostic codes in the care plans section assist with proper home care documentation. Visit frequency and duration schedules are suggested within each care plan to assist nurses in evaluating and planning care. NANDA nursing diagnoses are consistent with the latest 2001-2002 nomenclature. An increase in suggested therapy referrals within the care plans and in a new appendix helps nurses identify indicators for specialized services. A fully updated Resources Appendix includes websites for easy access to home health service information.
