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I have attached our competency policy as well as our competency check off sheet. We have been CARF accredited in the past and are preparing for our certification in my new clinic in a few months. I hope this helps. Bubba Klostermann OT,CVE Work &

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Does anyone have reference to, or has anyone made up a terminology cheat sheet for their secretarial/support staff? I am looking for something other than a full medical dictionary that includes common terms and abbreviations one would come across whe

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First of all, there is a manual available on this topic at [url]www.aquaticnet.com/billing.htm[/url] and more free articles available at [url]www.aquaticnet.com/articles.htm[/url] A couple of points: 1. Almost 100% of the time that you work with mo

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Rick I'm sorry if I missed this, but is it written somewhere that CMS has stopped reimbursing? Please clarify your source. Thanks so much Vicki Vicki Tilley PT,GCS President ElderFit Physical Therapy & Consulting, Inc. (work) (fax) VSTilley

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Hello, A colleague of mine asked if I could locate information regarding UB-92s. I have no expereince w/ these forms, so I was hoping somebody could help me find the information. Apparently, she is getting a new client - a pediatric physiatrist wh

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Happy New Year Mark....Just wondering if you were able to find out any additional information from your wife on what her thoughts are on the Wound Vac: does she consider it skilled? Is it something that should be held by PT to do? Does it fall under

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Group - Our hospital administration has been approached by a new neurosurgical group and asked if they could bring in their own PT to evaluate their patients - in our hospital. We have inpatient and outpatient staff that are highly qualified to asse

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Sorry to be late in replying. Our Health Records Director worked with the state to devise a way not to have to do another eval upon transfer from acute to swing. For most items, we stamp the chart " Transferred to Swing Bed DD/MM/YY " on each and

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Folks, It is very clear in my clinic, to patients, to the massage therapist, etc., who calls the shots. I am lucky to have an massage therapist as my aide, and that's how he's utilized and introduced. As a PT aide who also happens to be a massage

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Lori, Respectfully, regarding you thoughts of getting back to the original posting, please realize that I never got away from it and that you and I are talking about the same issue. I agree, we need to value our services when we interact with patie

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Jeri, We call the patient and will call at least three times to re-schedule. If they are not responding to our efforts we call/fax a note to the referring MD. Larry Kennedy Director of Operations Cleveland Physical Therapy Associates Ph ext. 105 Fax

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For those of you who have contract massage therapists working with you in outpatient rehab, do you require that they document their sessions? Would anyone be willing to share a job description for the massage therapist? Please email or fax to me dir

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List, we have recently been receiving more referrals for wound care. In regards specifically to sharps debridement, is the debridement kit cost utilized in treatment included in the charge for sharps debridement or can that be charged seperately to t

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Group - I would like to hear from those of you who: A. Have gone completely " whirlpool-less " in the acute hospital. B. Use some manner of portable whirlpool treatments at the bedside. C. Treat a significant number of wounds in the department i

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Tricia, The following is straight from the handout from a July 30, 2003 seminar presented by United Government Services, the fiscal intermediary for Michigan (and I think for Wisconsin, too): " For dates of service on or after 01/01/03, hospitals

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First of all, thank you so much for your replies to my original question -wow, what a help you all are. I apologize for not including this in my original question, but I have just come across it. We are currently not charging for sacrolumbar suppor

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I am looking to refer a pt to an OP PT clinic who has ITB and is a recreational runner. Thanks Carol Stillman PT MS Owner/Director Sutton Place Physical Therapy 333 E 56 Street NYC, NY 10022 [url]www.suttonplacept.com[/url]

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We have an outpatient facility where we currently offer PT only. We are adding an OT to our staff. First question, other than following state regulations regarding licensing the facility as an OT clinic, adding new CPT codes to our superbill, notifyi

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Phil, I am not sure that I understand your question, but here is my answer to what I think you are asking. I am paying $7/sq. ft. + TRIPLE NET of approx. $4/sq ft. This is in Topeka and I think the tops in Topeka is around $15/sq. ft. and the low

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On the subject of computers, I would like the list serve's feedback on PT software packages. I will be attending the PPS conference next week and would like to be efficient in speaking to computer software reps in the exhibit hall. I have a very smal

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Dear List; Does anyone out there use a release or waiver of liability, disclaimer/consent to address a maintenance exercise population? We provide open gym for patients who have completed our pulmonary rehab program to continue to perform their

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I would tend to agree with that year end bonuses unrelated to productivity or company results tend to be under appreciated and can become an expectation (read entitlement) rather than the reward they are intended to be. However, bonus programs base

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Craig, Unfortunately we are writing goals on both the eval and the Care Plan. We are making slow progress on a " team " goals sort of Care Plan which will be tied to our twice weekly staff meetings to focus the group's efforts. If we are success

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Patient with known LCL (totally gone) and posterolateral corner deficiency. If knee is placed in full hyperextension and a varus/valgus stress introduced, should the cruciates lock the knee in place and limit movement compared to uninvolved side or

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Hi, everyone, I asked my aquatics expert to respond to this email and she replied directly versus to the entire listserv. I thought others might be interested in her response. Diane Aja, MS OTR/L Operations Manager, Outpatient Therapy Services Fletc

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I have attached our competency policy as well as our competency check off sheet. We have been CARF accredited in the past and are preparing for our certification in my new clinic in a few months. I hope this helps. Bubba Klostermann OT,CVE Work &

Does anyone have reference to, or has anyone made up a terminology cheat sheet for their secretarial/support staff? I am looking for something other than a full medical dictionary that includes common terms and abbreviations one would come across whe

First of all, there is a manual available on this topic at [url]www.aquaticnet.com/billing.htm[/url] and more free articles available at [url]www.aquaticnet.com/articles.htm[/url] A couple of points: 1. Almost 100% of the time that you work with mo

Rick I'm sorry if I missed this, but is it written somewhere that CMS has stopped reimbursing? Please clarify your source. Thanks so much Vicki Vicki Tilley PT,GCS President ElderFit Physical Therapy & Consulting, Inc. (work) (fax) VSTilley

Hello, A colleague of mine asked if I could locate information regarding UB-92s. I have no expereince w/ these forms, so I was hoping somebody could help me find the information. Apparently, she is getting a new client - a pediatric physiatrist wh

Happy New Year Mark....Just wondering if you were able to find out any additional information from your wife on what her thoughts are on the Wound Vac: does she consider it skilled? Is it something that should be held by PT to do? Does it fall under

Group - Our hospital administration has been approached by a new neurosurgical group and asked if they could bring in their own PT to evaluate their patients - in our hospital. We have inpatient and outpatient staff that are highly qualified to asse

Sorry to be late in replying. Our Health Records Director worked with the state to devise a way not to have to do another eval upon transfer from acute to swing. For most items, we stamp the chart " Transferred to Swing Bed DD/MM/YY " on each and

Folks, It is very clear in my clinic, to patients, to the massage therapist, etc., who calls the shots. I am lucky to have an massage therapist as my aide, and that's how he's utilized and introduced. As a PT aide who also happens to be a massage

Lori, Respectfully, regarding you thoughts of getting back to the original posting, please realize that I never got away from it and that you and I are talking about the same issue. I agree, we need to value our services when we interact with patie

Jeri, We call the patient and will call at least three times to re-schedule. If they are not responding to our efforts we call/fax a note to the referring MD. Larry Kennedy Director of Operations Cleveland Physical Therapy Associates Ph ext. 105 Fax

For those of you who have contract massage therapists working with you in outpatient rehab, do you require that they document their sessions? Would anyone be willing to share a job description for the massage therapist? Please email or fax to me dir

List, we have recently been receiving more referrals for wound care. In regards specifically to sharps debridement, is the debridement kit cost utilized in treatment included in the charge for sharps debridement or can that be charged seperately to t

Group - I would like to hear from those of you who: A. Have gone completely " whirlpool-less " in the acute hospital. B. Use some manner of portable whirlpool treatments at the bedside. C. Treat a significant number of wounds in the department i

Tricia, The following is straight from the handout from a July 30, 2003 seminar presented by United Government Services, the fiscal intermediary for Michigan (and I think for Wisconsin, too): " For dates of service on or after 01/01/03, hospitals

First of all, thank you so much for your replies to my original question -wow, what a help you all are. I apologize for not including this in my original question, but I have just come across it. We are currently not charging for sacrolumbar suppor

I am looking to refer a pt to an OP PT clinic who has ITB and is a recreational runner. Thanks Carol Stillman PT MS Owner/Director Sutton Place Physical Therapy 333 E 56 Street NYC, NY 10022 [url]www.suttonplacept.com[/url]

We have an outpatient facility where we currently offer PT only. We are adding an OT to our staff. First question, other than following state regulations regarding licensing the facility as an OT clinic, adding new CPT codes to our superbill, notifyi

Phil, I am not sure that I understand your question, but here is my answer to what I think you are asking. I am paying $7/sq. ft. + TRIPLE NET of approx. $4/sq ft. This is in Topeka and I think the tops in Topeka is around $15/sq. ft. and the low

On the subject of computers, I would like the list serve's feedback on PT software packages. I will be attending the PPS conference next week and would like to be efficient in speaking to computer software reps in the exhibit hall. I have a very smal

Dear List; Does anyone out there use a release or waiver of liability, disclaimer/consent to address a maintenance exercise population? We provide open gym for patients who have completed our pulmonary rehab program to continue to perform their

I would tend to agree with that year end bonuses unrelated to productivity or company results tend to be under appreciated and can become an expectation (read entitlement) rather than the reward they are intended to be. However, bonus programs base

Craig, Unfortunately we are writing goals on both the eval and the Care Plan. We are making slow progress on a " team " goals sort of Care Plan which will be tied to our twice weekly staff meetings to focus the group's efforts. If we are success

Patient with known LCL (totally gone) and posterolateral corner deficiency. If knee is placed in full hyperextension and a varus/valgus stress introduced, should the cruciates lock the knee in place and limit movement compared to uninvolved side or

Hi, everyone, I asked my aquatics expert to respond to this email and she replied directly versus to the entire listserv. I thought others might be interested in her response. Diane Aja, MS OTR/L Operations Manager, Outpatient Therapy Services Fletc

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