Acute Care therapy orders

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I have a question about orders for therapy in the acute care setting. We

do not typically write clarification orders or have the physicians sign

therapy plans of care in the hospital. Many of our physicians have

started writing " Consult PT " or " PT, OT, SLP eval " instead of " eval and

treat " . I am trying to find out if other facilities go back and write a

clarification order before initiating treatment. My understanding is the

therapist can establish and initiate a POC in the hospital setting

without the physician's signature. However, the question has now come up

- since we do not have a " treat " order, do we need to get another order

before initiating the plan? I would appreciate any information or

reference you can provide. Thanks!

Kent, MS, CCC-SLP

Director of Physical Medicine & Rehab

Delta Regional Medical Center

Greenville, MS 38701

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