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How to Decrease Self Discharges and Improve Patient Retention in Your Rehab Therapy Practice
One way to promote increased patient volume is to retain your current patients by preventing them from self discharging. We’ve outlined actions that can be taken to improve your patient retention.
Compliance Documentation & EMR
Considerations for Required Elements of a Discharge Summary
The discharge summary is a very important part of the required documentation during a patient’s episode of care. This is essentially your last chance to support the medical necessity of the skilled services you provided.
Documentation & EMR Practice Management Technology
Documentation Efficiency: Is it You or Your EMR that Lends to Easy Documentation?
Documentation Efficiency: Is It You or Your EMR that Lends to Easy Documentation? By: Cheryl “Chae” Dimapasoc Canon, PT, DPT; OptimisPT Director of Implementation and Compliance Many documentation systems promise efficiency, compliance, allowing more time with your patients, and customization. The experience, however, often proves to be much more difficult Read more…
Compliance Documentation & EMR
The Patient Contract: Their Role in Their Plan of Care
The Patient Contract: Their Role in Their Plan of Care By: Cheryl “Chae” Dimapasoc Canon, PT, DPT; OptimisPT Director of Implementation and Compliance One of the biggest challenges in therapy remains getting the patient to consistently adhere to their prescribed home exercise program (HEP). We found some great articles that Read more…
Compliance Documentation & EMR
Administering Functional Outcome Measures: Considerations for Maintaining Validity and Efficiency
Administering Functional Outcome Measures: Considerations for Maintaining Validity and Efficiency By: Jennifer Heiligman, PT, MPT Outcome measures are validated functional scales or surveys used to assess a patient’s functional deficits and impairments with the resulting findings used to establish a treatment plan and goals for therapy leading to better outcomes. Read more…
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4 Reasons Patient Engagement Is Important To Your Outpatient Rehab Therapy Practice
4 Reasons Patient Engagement Is Important To Your Outpatient Rehab Therapy Practice By: Jennifer Heiligman, PT, MPT Patient Engagement is the concept that refers to a patient using information provided by their healthcare provider and other respected resources to make educated, well-informed decisions about their care, treatment and recovery. The Read more…
Compliance Documentation & EMR
When to Use a Progress Report vs. a Plan of Care When Treating Medicare Patients
When to Use a Progress Report vs. a Plan of Care When Treating Medicare Patients By: Jennifer Heiligman, PT, MPT We all know Medicare likes to keep us on our toes in terms of outpatient rehab therapy documentation requirements. In addition, those requirements are not always communicated in the clearest Read more…
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OptimisPT Practice Spotlight: Roaring Fork Physical Therapy Featuring Caitlyn C. Tivy, PT, DPT, OCS
OptimisPT Practice Spotlight: Roaring Fork Physical Therapy Featuring Caitlyn C. Tivy, PT, DPT, OCS By: Cheryl “Chae” Dimapasoc Canon, PT, DPT; OptimisPT Director of Implementation and Compliance We are proud to spotlight an amazing therapist that is making a difference in the lives of so many of her patients. Caitlyn Read more…
Compliance Documentation & EMR
Setting Goals in Your Therapy Documentation: Audit Pitfalls and Recommendations
Setting Goals in Your Therapy Documentation: Audit Pitfalls and Recommendations By: Cheryl “Chae” Dimapasoc Canon, PT, DPT; OptimisPT Director of Implementation and Compliance Setting goals within the initial evaluation is a place where many therapists get “stuck” as they try to ensure they satisfy the stringent requirements set by the Read more…