Complete and accurate documentation is one of the most important skills for a physical therapist assistant to develop and use effectively. Necessary for both students and clinicians, Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant will teach and explain physical therapy documentation from A to Z. Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant covers all of the fundamentals for prospective physical therapist assistants preparing to work in the clinic or clinicians looking to refine and update their skills. Mia Erickson and Becky McKnight have also integrated throughout the text the APTA's Guide to PT Practice to provide up-to-date information on the topics integral for proper documentation. What's Inside: Overview of documentation Types of documentation Guidelines for documenting Overview of the PTA's role in patient/client management, from the patient's point of entry to discharge How to write progress notes How to use the PT's initial examinations, evaluations, and plan of care when writing progress notes Legal matters related to documentation Reimbursement basics and documentation requirements The text also contains a section titled "SOAP Notes Across the Curriculum," or SNAC. This section provides sample scenarios and practice opportunities for PTA students that can be used in a variety of courses throughout a PTA program. These include: Goniometry Range of motion exercises Wound care Stroke Spinal cord injury Amputation Enter the physical therapy profession confidently with Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant by your side.

Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Health, Fitness & Dieting

McKnight PT MS, Rebecca

Erickson, Mia

Exercise & Fitness

SLACK, Incorporated

Complete and accurate documentation is one of the most essential skills for a physical therapist to develop and use effectively. Necessary for both new and experienced practitioners, Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome will teach and explain physical therapy documentation from A to Z. Physical Therapy Documentation covers all of the fundamentals for prospective physical therapists preparing to work in the clinic or clinicians looking to refine and update their skills. Dr. Mia Erickson along with Rebecca McKnight and Dr. Ralph Utzman discuss documentation issues while providing a framework for the actual documentation format. In addition, Physical Therapy Documentation draws comparisons between the familiar, traditional documentation formats and contemporary models to provide a foundation for clinicians and students to use when documenting in any practice setting. Practice exercises and case studies are provided throughout the text demonstrating note-writing across the continuum of care. This text will allow the student or clinician to produce quality documentation consistent with current standards of practice. The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice is referenced throughout the text as the model for patient/client management. What’s Inside: • Disablement models • Reasons for documentation • Documentation formats • Documentation and patient-client management • Discussion of reimbursement issues • Discussion of legal issues • Practical tips for note writing Throughout Physical Therapy Documentation, The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) language is used. The text is also correlated with the Nagi Model, which is well-known to most physical therapists, to help provide a bridge from the older model to the contemporary model. Physical Therapy Documentation provides physical therapy students, educators, and clinicians with a valuable reference tool for documentation within contemporary physical therapy practice.

Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome

McKnight, Rebecca

Utzman, Ralph

Routledge

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. Mia Erickson and Rebecca McKnight have updated this Second Edition to reflect changes of the American Physical Therapy Association and the ever-evolving profession. Updated inside Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Second Edition: • The discussion on integrating disablement into documentation • The discussion on how a PTA can show medical necessity and need for skilled care • The discussion on using documentation to communicate with other providers • Writing the assessment and plan to coincide with the initial documentation • Sample notes completed on forms • More examples and practice, including physical agents, school-based services, pediatrics, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and interventions consistent with the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice • Medicare reimbursement in different settings • The importance of consistent, reliable, and valid measurements • How to improve communication and consistency between documentation by the PT &amp; the PTA The discussion on disablement has also been updated, shifting away from the Nagi Model toward the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). In addition, the PTA Normative Model has been integrated throughout to include more information on clinical decision making. New inside Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Second Edition: • Navigating the PT plan of care…A step-by-step model for PTAs to use as they navigate the initial PT documentation and plan of care • How the PTA uses the PT goals from the initial examination and evaluation Positive and negative aspects of using electronic documentation and a discussion on integrating SOAP notes and the problem-oriented medical record into electronic documentation • Sample notes and discussion of documentation in school-based settings, early intervention, skilled nursing settings, in-patient rehabilitation, and direct access • Medicare Parts C and D • Cash-based services and pro bono services Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional material to be used for teaching in the classroom. Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Second Edition is the perfect guide for all physical therapist assistant students and clinicians who want to update and refine their knowledge and skills in documentation.

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Complete and accurate documentation is one of the most essential skills for a physical therapist to develop and use effectively. Necessary for both new and experienced practitioners, the new and updated Second Edition of Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome will teach and explain physical therapy documentation from A to Z. Physical Therapy Documentation, Second Edition provides individuals with the knowledge and skills for documenting physical therapy services. The text begins with several chapters of background information that give the rationale for quality documentation. Physical Therapy Documentation, Second Edition provides the physical therapist’s ethical responsibility for quality record keeping. The mechanics of note writing are delivered in a manner friendly to those who are learning the basic elements of documentation. Mia Erickson, Ralph Utzman, and Rebecca McKnight also include chapters on professional responsibilities and reimbursement issues commonly associated with documentation that are important to physical therapists. Each chapter includes examples and opportunities for practice covering a variety of physical therapy patients and settings. Features in the Second Edition: • Multiple sections covering electronic documentation, including the positive and negative aspects and common pitfalls. • Use of research evidence on integrating and documenting tests and measures is provided in the mechanics of note writing. • Multiple templates for documenting initial notes, interim notes, and discharge summaries are given but deviation from these templates, such as during use of the electronic record, are also discussed. • Ethical and regulatory issues related to documentation of physical therapy care. • Increased emphasis on documenting contemporary concepts such as skilled services and medical necessity. In keeping with the familiarity of the basic SOAP structure, Physical Therapy Documentation, Second Edition breaks down the components of the A and P portions of the note; however, information is provided that allows readers to create documentation that blends these sections into a “Plan of Care.” Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome, Second Edition provides physical therapy students, educators, and clinicians with a valuable reference tool for documentation within contemporary physical therapy practice.

Complete and accurate documentation is one of the most important skills for a physical therapist assistant to develop and use effectively. The new Third Edition of Documentation Basics for the Physical Therapist Assistant continues the path of teaching the student and clinician documentation from A to Z. Mia Erickson and Rebecca McKnight have updated this Third Edition to reflect changes in the ever-evolving profession. Newly addressed are the changes in documentation requirements for major payers, changes in the disablement models used, and the increasingly common use of electronic documentation in the physical therapy profession. Features inside the Third Edition:
<ul>
<li>Readers are encouraged to think about disablement and disablement concepts when writing notes</li>
<li>How to document impairments in body structure and function but more importantly activity limitations and participation restriction</li>
<li>Descriptions of the differences in documentation methods using a computer vs paper chart</li>
<li>Evidence tied to benefits and challenges of computerized documentation</li>
<li>Documenting the rationale for treatment and the unique skills of the physical therapist assistant in patient management</li>
</ul>
 New inside the Third Edition:<ul>
<li>Incorporation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health disablement model</li>
<li>Chapter on electronic documentation</li>
<li>Screenshot examples of the popular WebPT® electronic medical record platform</li>
<li>Updated chapters on reimbursement and legal issues</li>
<li>Additional examples for student practice included in each chapter</li>
</ul>
 Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional material to be used for teaching in the classroom. Documentation Basics for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Third Edition is the perfect guide for all physical therapist assistant students and clinicians who want to update and refine their knowledge and skills in documentation.

Documentation Basics for the Physical Therapist Assistant (Core Texts for PTA Education)

Newly updated and revised, Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome, Third Edition provides physical therapy students, educators, and clinicians with essential information on documentation for contemporary physical therapy practice. Complete and accurate documentation is one of the most essential skills for physical therapists. In this text, authors Mia L. Erickson, Rebecca McKnight, and Ralph Utzman teach the knowledge and skills necessary for correct documentation of physical therapy services, provide guidance for readers in their ethical responsibility to quality record-keeping, and deliver the mechanics of note writing in a friendly, approachable tone.&nbsp; Featuring the most up-to-date information on proper documentation and using the International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities, and Health (ICF) model as a foundation for terminology, the Third Edition includes expanded examples across a variety of practice settings as well as new chapters on:&nbsp; <ul> <li>Health informatics</li> <li>Electronic medical records</li> <li>Rules governing paper and electronic records</li> <li>Billing, coding, and outcomes measures</li> </ul> Instructors in educational settings can visit <a href="http://www.efacultylounge.com">www.efacultylounge.com</a> for additional materials to be used for teaching in the classroom. An invaluable reference in keeping with basic documentation structure, Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome, Third Edition is a necessity for both new and seasoned physical therapy practitioners.

Physical Therapy Documentation

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Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome

Documentation Basics: A Guide for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapy Documentation: From Examination to Outcome

Documentation Basics for the Physical Therapist Assistant (Core Texts for PTA Education)

Physical Therapy Documentation