Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I use the PT-Me Android App (for PC phones) for patients pre and post rehab for reference, education, and compliance with their HEP. Don't currently use WebPT. Don't have an iPhone or iPad. PT-Me will eventually land on the iPad hopefully. Thanks, Brett > > Do any of you in Massachusetts use WebPT and is it the easiest web system for IPads? > Thanks, > Tarail > www.iahp.com/ttarail > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I use the PT-Me Android App (for PC phones) for patients pre and post rehab for reference, education, and compliance with their HEP. Don't currently use WebPT. Don't have an iPhone or iPad. PT-Me will eventually land on the iPad hopefully. Thanks, Brett > > Do any of you in Massachusetts use WebPT and is it the easiest web system for IPads? > Thanks, > Tarail > www.iahp.com/ttarail > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I use the PT-Me Android App (for PC phones) for patients pre and post rehab for reference, education, and compliance with their HEP. Don't currently use WebPT. Don't have an iPhone or iPad. PT-Me will eventually land on the iPad hopefully. Thanks, Brett > > Do any of you in Massachusetts use WebPT and is it the easiest web system for IPads? > Thanks, > Tarail > www.iahp.com/ttarail > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Is Web PT the best for the I pad, I don't know because I have not tried any others but Web PT is very slow to load evaluations and such on the I pad. Sometimes it takes up to 2 minutes to load an eval on the I pad, and 30 seconds or so to change pages. This becomes very frustrating during an eval and I usually resort to taking paper notes then putting in the system at a later time which defeats the purpose for me. I understand that Web Pt is doing some pretty major upgrades right now and hopefully this will be addressed in these updates. Web PT is much faster on a desk top computer and I have not tried it on a traditional Lap top yet. As for Web PT as a whole, the jury is still out for me, we have only used it for a month and their are a lot of things I really like about it and some things I do not. _____ From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of lilvex Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:08 AM To: PTManager Subject: Re: WebPT I use the PT-Me Android App (for PC phones) for patients pre and post rehab for reference, education, and compliance with their HEP. Don't currently use WebPT. Don't have an iPhone or iPad. PT-Me will eventually land on the iPad hopefully. Thanks, Brett > > Do any of you in Massachusetts use WebPT and is it the easiest web system for IPads? > Thanks, > Tarail > www.iahp.com/ttarail > _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3735 - Release Date: 06/30/11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Is Web PT the best for the I pad, I don't know because I have not tried any others but Web PT is very slow to load evaluations and such on the I pad. Sometimes it takes up to 2 minutes to load an eval on the I pad, and 30 seconds or so to change pages. This becomes very frustrating during an eval and I usually resort to taking paper notes then putting in the system at a later time which defeats the purpose for me. I understand that Web Pt is doing some pretty major upgrades right now and hopefully this will be addressed in these updates. Web PT is much faster on a desk top computer and I have not tried it on a traditional Lap top yet. As for Web PT as a whole, the jury is still out for me, we have only used it for a month and their are a lot of things I really like about it and some things I do not. _____ From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of lilvex Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:08 AM To: PTManager Subject: Re: WebPT I use the PT-Me Android App (for PC phones) for patients pre and post rehab for reference, education, and compliance with their HEP. Don't currently use WebPT. Don't have an iPhone or iPad. PT-Me will eventually land on the iPad hopefully. Thanks, Brett > > Do any of you in Massachusetts use WebPT and is it the easiest web system for IPads? > Thanks, > Tarail > www.iahp.com/ttarail > _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3735 - Release Date: 06/30/11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I found 's note about PT Me interesting. As I was checking it out on Google and Bing, I noticed something I found very disturbing. Somehow Android PT-Me has access to Facebook and has the ability to locate and reproduce the searcher's Facebook photo? I had not been asked for any info. I was not signed into Facebook at the time, yet there it was. This alone would keep me from using it for patient use of any kind. As therapists, we need to be diligent about how we access information and share with our patients. Echert, RPT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 , We use Web PT also, overall I love the software for documentation because they keep up with all Medicare updates in regards to physical therapy. I also use a paper flow sheet because the Web PT flow sheet is too time consuming. Kathy Mccolumn PT McColumn Physical Therapy Sent from my iPhone Kmacpt > Damon, > > We are looking at EMR systems including WebPT. My question is: why would you use a paper flowsheet in a chart? Is it not possible to make a flowsheet in WebPT to document to eliminate the paper? We want to totally eliminate paper. > > Thanks for your response, > > Matt Dvorak, PT > Yankton, SD > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Damon Whitfield > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:01 PM > To: PTManager > Subject: Re: WebPt > > Flow sheet is a little time consuming. WebPT overall is working well for us. We have 3 clinics with at least 1 PT 1PTA at each and we just use a paper flow sheet in a chart, flows better. Need anything else, feel free to contact me > > Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC > Tim Bondy Physical Therapy > 930 S. State St. Suite 10 > (office) > (fax) > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:24 PM, " Barker F. II " <barker@... <mailto:barker%40lakewayaquatics.com> > wrote: > > > Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be > > willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the > > flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. > > > > Barker F. II > > > > Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center > > > > P.O. Box 342348 > > > > 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 > > > > Austin, TX 78734 > > > > -Office Tel. > > > > - Office Fax > > > > - Mobile > > > > SKYPE: barker-lawc > > > > SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile > > > > www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> > > > > www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com > > > > https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or > > CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended > > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its > > attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error > > and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or > > copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you > > have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all > > attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at > > the number listed. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 , We use Web PT also, overall I love the software for documentation because they keep up with all Medicare updates in regards to physical therapy. I also use a paper flow sheet because the Web PT flow sheet is too time consuming. Kathy Mccolumn PT McColumn Physical Therapy Sent from my iPhone Kmacpt > Damon, > > We are looking at EMR systems including WebPT. My question is: why would you use a paper flowsheet in a chart? Is it not possible to make a flowsheet in WebPT to document to eliminate the paper? We want to totally eliminate paper. > > Thanks for your response, > > Matt Dvorak, PT > Yankton, SD > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Damon Whitfield > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:01 PM > To: PTManager > Subject: Re: WebPt > > Flow sheet is a little time consuming. WebPT overall is working well for us. We have 3 clinics with at least 1 PT 1PTA at each and we just use a paper flow sheet in a chart, flows better. Need anything else, feel free to contact me > > Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC > Tim Bondy Physical Therapy > 930 S. State St. Suite 10 > (office) > (fax) > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:24 PM, " Barker F. II " <barker@... <mailto:barker%40lakewayaquatics.com> > wrote: > > > Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be > > willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the > > flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. > > > > Barker F. II > > > > Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center > > > > P.O. Box 342348 > > > > 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 > > > > Austin, TX 78734 > > > > -Office Tel. > > > > - Office Fax > > > > - Mobile > > > > SKYPE: barker-lawc > > > > SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile > > > > www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> > > > > www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com > > > > https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or > > CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended > > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its > > attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error > > and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or > > copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you > > have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all > > attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at > > the number listed. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yes, it's possible. WebPT has a built in flow sheet and the ability to scan and upload scripts, films and other relevant info to be completely paperless. I have just found that the speed with ease of use of the included flow sheet is not as fast for us with our practice. The latest update they did, however, does make it faster and the sheet itself flows very well. Hope that helps Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC Tim Bondy Physical Therapy 930 S. State St. Suite 10 (office) (fax) > Damon, > > We are looking at EMR systems including WebPT. My question is: why would you use a paper flowsheet in a chart? Is it not possible to make a flowsheet in WebPT to document to eliminate the paper? We want to totally eliminate paper. > > Thanks for your response, > > Matt Dvorak, PT > Yankton, SD > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Damon Whitfield > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:01 PM > To: PTManager > Subject: Re: WebPt > > Flow sheet is a little time consuming. WebPT overall is working well for us. We have 3 clinics with at least 1 PT 1PTA at each and we just use a paper flow sheet in a chart, flows better. Need anything else, feel free to contact me > > Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC > Tim Bondy Physical Therapy > 930 S. State St. Suite 10 > (office) > (fax) > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:24 PM, " Barker F. II " <barker@... <mailto:barker%40lakewayaquatics.com> > wrote: > > > Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be > > willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the > > flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. > > > > Barker F. II > > > > Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center > > > > P.O. Box 342348 > > > > 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 > > > > Austin, TX 78734 > > > > -Office Tel. > > > > - Office Fax > > > > - Mobile > > > > SKYPE: barker-lawc > > > > SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile > > > > www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> > > > > www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com > > > > https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or > > CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended > > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its > > attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error > > and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or > > copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you > > have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all > > attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at > > the number listed. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yes, it's possible. WebPT has a built in flow sheet and the ability to scan and upload scripts, films and other relevant info to be completely paperless. I have just found that the speed with ease of use of the included flow sheet is not as fast for us with our practice. The latest update they did, however, does make it faster and the sheet itself flows very well. Hope that helps Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC Tim Bondy Physical Therapy 930 S. State St. Suite 10 (office) (fax) > Damon, > > We are looking at EMR systems including WebPT. My question is: why would you use a paper flowsheet in a chart? Is it not possible to make a flowsheet in WebPT to document to eliminate the paper? We want to totally eliminate paper. > > Thanks for your response, > > Matt Dvorak, PT > Yankton, SD > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Damon Whitfield > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:01 PM > To: PTManager > Subject: Re: WebPt > > Flow sheet is a little time consuming. WebPT overall is working well for us. We have 3 clinics with at least 1 PT 1PTA at each and we just use a paper flow sheet in a chart, flows better. Need anything else, feel free to contact me > > Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC > Tim Bondy Physical Therapy > 930 S. State St. Suite 10 > (office) > (fax) > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:24 PM, " Barker F. II " <barker@... <mailto:barker%40lakewayaquatics.com> > wrote: > > > Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be > > willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the > > flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. > > > > Barker F. II > > > > Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center > > > > P.O. Box 342348 > > > > 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 > > > > Austin, TX 78734 > > > > -Office Tel. > > > > - Office Fax > > > > - Mobile > > > > SKYPE: barker-lawc > > > > SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile > > > > www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> > > > > www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com > > > > https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or > > CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended > > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its > > attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error > > and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or > > copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you > > have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all > > attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at > > the number listed. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I am puzzled with the focus on the flow sheet component in Web PT. According to APTA defensible documentation guidelines, physical therapy notes should focus on functional outcomes rather than spend significant time entering data (for example; resistance/reps/time). The charts are great, but the more useful measurements are related to distance walked in....minutes or our patient's ability to raise their arm to dress themselves. We do need to measure ROM, strength, etc, but in a more efficient way. Most importantly, we need to relate it to functional goals. If we are going to spend time and money converting to electronic documentation, we need to be sure we are spending both wisely. Echert, MPT Monroe, WA From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Barker F. II Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:25 PM To: PTManager Subject: WebPt Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. Barker F. II Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center P.O. Box 342348 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78734 -Office Tel. - Office Fax - Mobile SKYPE: barker-lawc SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I am puzzled with the focus on the flow sheet component in Web PT. According to APTA defensible documentation guidelines, physical therapy notes should focus on functional outcomes rather than spend significant time entering data (for example; resistance/reps/time). The charts are great, but the more useful measurements are related to distance walked in....minutes or our patient's ability to raise their arm to dress themselves. We do need to measure ROM, strength, etc, but in a more efficient way. Most importantly, we need to relate it to functional goals. If we are going to spend time and money converting to electronic documentation, we need to be sure we are spending both wisely. Echert, MPT Monroe, WA From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Barker F. II Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:25 PM To: PTManager Subject: WebPt Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. Barker F. II Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center P.O. Box 342348 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78734 -Office Tel. - Office Fax - Mobile SKYPE: barker-lawc SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yes Quick EMR is solid and affordable. Frequent downtime from the servers though. Typical outages are less than a minute. Since this is my first EMR I'm not sure how that compares to others. Sent from my iPhone Karl Bebendorf PT, DPT, OCS Atlas Physical Therapy 1201 E. 17th Ave #201 Denver, CO 80218 > Matt, > > Have you looked into QuickEMR? We use it and it's great. Well worth your time to look into it. Not too expensive either. > > Balan > Solex Physical Therapy > > Sent from my Galaxy S®IIIMatt Dvorak wrote:Damon, > > We are looking at EMR systems including WebPT. My question is: why would you use a paper flowsheet in a chart? Is it not possible to make a flowsheet in WebPT to document to eliminate the paper? We want to totally eliminate paper. > > Thanks for your response, > > Matt Dvorak, PT > Yankton, SD > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Damon Whitfield > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:01 PM > To: PTManager > Subject: Re: WebPt > > Flow sheet is a little time consuming. WebPT overall is working well for us. We have 3 clinics with at least 1 PT 1PTA at each and we just use a paper flow sheet in a chart, flows better. Need anything else, feel free to contact me > > Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC > Tim Bondy Physical Therapy > 930 S. State St. Suite 10 > (office) > (fax) > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:24 PM, " Barker F. II " <barker@... <mailto:barker%40lakewayaquatics.com> > wrote: > > > Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be > > willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the > > flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. > > > > Barker F. II > > > > Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center > > > > P.O. Box 342348 > > > > 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 > > > > Austin, TX 78734 > > > > -Office Tel. > > > > - Office Fax > > > > - Mobile > > > > SKYPE: barker-lawc > > > > SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile > > > > www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> > > > > www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com > > > > https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or > > CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended > > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its > > attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error > > and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or > > copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you > > have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all > > attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at > > the number listed. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yes Quick EMR is solid and affordable. Frequent downtime from the servers though. Typical outages are less than a minute. Since this is my first EMR I'm not sure how that compares to others. Sent from my iPhone Karl Bebendorf PT, DPT, OCS Atlas Physical Therapy 1201 E. 17th Ave #201 Denver, CO 80218 > Matt, > > Have you looked into QuickEMR? We use it and it's great. Well worth your time to look into it. Not too expensive either. > > Balan > Solex Physical Therapy > > Sent from my Galaxy S®IIIMatt Dvorak wrote:Damon, > > We are looking at EMR systems including WebPT. My question is: why would you use a paper flowsheet in a chart? Is it not possible to make a flowsheet in WebPT to document to eliminate the paper? We want to totally eliminate paper. > > Thanks for your response, > > Matt Dvorak, PT > Yankton, SD > > From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Damon Whitfield > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:01 PM > To: PTManager > Subject: Re: WebPt > > Flow sheet is a little time consuming. WebPT overall is working well for us. We have 3 clinics with at least 1 PT 1PTA at each and we just use a paper flow sheet in a chart, flows better. Need anything else, feel free to contact me > > Damon C. Whitfield PT, ATC > Tim Bondy Physical Therapy > 930 S. State St. Suite 10 > (office) > (fax) > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:24 PM, " Barker F. II " <barker@... <mailto:barker%40lakewayaquatics.com> > wrote: > > > Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be > > willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the > > flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. > > > > Barker F. II > > > > Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center > > > > P.O. Box 342348 > > > > 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 > > > > Austin, TX 78734 > > > > -Office Tel. > > > > - Office Fax > > > > - Mobile > > > > SKYPE: barker-lawc > > > > SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile > > > > www.lakewayaquatics.com <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> > > > > www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com > > > > https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or > > CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended > > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its > > attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error > > and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or > > copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you > > have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all > > attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at > > the number listed. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 , What you have stated is correct. However, some third party payers also require that your documentation match the services you are billing. Without a flow sheet, it is difficult to demonstrate that.  PT, NY ________________________________ To: PTManager Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:00 PM Subject: RE: WebPt  I am puzzled with the focus on the flow sheet component in Web PT. According to APTA defensible documentation guidelines, physical therapy notes should focus on functional outcomes rather than spend significant time entering data (for example; resistance/reps/time). The charts are great, but the more useful measurements are related to distance walked in....minutes or our patient's ability to raise their arm to dress themselves. We do need to measure ROM, strength, etc, but in a more efficient way. Most importantly, we need to relate it to functional goals. If we are going to spend time and money converting to electronic documentation, we need to be sure we are spending both wisely. Echert, MPT Monroe, WA From: mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Barker F. II Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:25 PM To: mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com Subject: WebPt Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. Barker F. II Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center P.O. Box 342348 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78734 -Office Tel. - Office Fax - Mobile SKYPE: barker-lawc SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/ <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 , What you have stated is correct. However, some third party payers also require that your documentation match the services you are billing. Without a flow sheet, it is difficult to demonstrate that.  PT, NY ________________________________ To: PTManager Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:00 PM Subject: RE: WebPt  I am puzzled with the focus on the flow sheet component in Web PT. According to APTA defensible documentation guidelines, physical therapy notes should focus on functional outcomes rather than spend significant time entering data (for example; resistance/reps/time). The charts are great, but the more useful measurements are related to distance walked in....minutes or our patient's ability to raise their arm to dress themselves. We do need to measure ROM, strength, etc, but in a more efficient way. Most importantly, we need to relate it to functional goals. If we are going to spend time and money converting to electronic documentation, we need to be sure we are spending both wisely. Echert, MPT Monroe, WA From: mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Barker F. II Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:25 PM To: mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com Subject: WebPt Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. Barker F. II Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center P.O. Box 342348 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78734 -Office Tel. - Office Fax - Mobile SKYPE: barker-lawc SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/ <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 , What you have stated is correct. However, some third party payers also require that your documentation match the services you are billing. Without a flow sheet, it is difficult to demonstrate that.  PT, NY ________________________________ To: PTManager Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:00 PM Subject: RE: WebPt  I am puzzled with the focus on the flow sheet component in Web PT. According to APTA defensible documentation guidelines, physical therapy notes should focus on functional outcomes rather than spend significant time entering data (for example; resistance/reps/time). The charts are great, but the more useful measurements are related to distance walked in....minutes or our patient's ability to raise their arm to dress themselves. We do need to measure ROM, strength, etc, but in a more efficient way. Most importantly, we need to relate it to functional goals. If we are going to spend time and money converting to electronic documentation, we need to be sure we are spending both wisely. Echert, MPT Monroe, WA From: mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Barker F. II Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:25 PM To: mailto:PTManager%40yahoogroups.com Subject: WebPt Who has a clinic with more than 1 PT that is using Web PT and would be willing to give me some of your time. We migrated over to WebPT and the flow sheet component of the daily note is taking more time than we expected. Barker F. II Lakeway Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center P.O. Box 342348 1927 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78734 -Office Tel. - Office Fax - Mobile SKYPE: barker-lawc SKYPEMOBILE: barkerfkeithmobile http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/ <http://www.lakewayaquatics.com/> www.youtube.com/user/lakewayaquatics.com https://www.facebook.com/LakewayAquatics This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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