Physical Therapy Documentation : From Examination to Outcome /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Disablement and Documentation / Mia L. Erickson -- Reasons for Documenting in Physical Therapy / Mia L. Erickson -- Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues in Physical Therapy Documentation / Ralph R. Utzman -- Documenting Patient/Client Management: An Overview / Mia L. Erickson and Rebecca S. McKnight -- Documentation Formats / Mia L. Erickson -- Health Informatics and Electronic Health Records / Ralph R. Utzman -- Rules for Writing in Medical Records / Mia L. Erickson -- Documenting the Examination / Rebecca S. McKnight and Ralph R. Utzman -- Documenting the Evaluation / Rebecca S. McKnight, PT, MS and Mia L. Erickson -- Interim Documentation / Rebecca S. McKnight and Mia L. Erickson -- Patient Outcomes and Discharge Summaries / Rebecca S. McKnight and Mia L. Erickson -- Documentation, Insurance, and Payment / Ralph R. Utzman.

"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. 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: Health informatics, Electronic medical records, Rules governing paper and electronic records, Billing, coding, and outcomes measures"-- Provided by publisher.