Build your documentation skills—and your confidence. Step by step, this text/workbook introduces you to the importance of documentation to support quality patient care and appropriate reimbursement. It shows you how to develop and write a proper and defensible note; and prepares you to meet the technological challenges you’ll encounter in practice. You’ll learn how to provide the proper documentation to assure all forms of reimbursement (including third party) for your services. You’ll also explore issues of patient confidentiality, HIPAA requirements, and the ever-increasing demands of legal and ethical practice in a litigious society.

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.

How important is documentation? Very! Physical Therapist Assistants must provide the proper documentation to assure all forms of reimbursement (including third party) for their services. And, appropriate documentation also addresses issues of patient confidentiality, HIPAA requirements, and the ever-increasing demands of legal and ethical practice in a litigious society. Build your students' documentation skills and their confidence, step by step, with the guidance and practice they'll find inside the 3rd Edition. They'll be prepared to meet the technological challenges of today...and tomorrow. - Review questions and practice exercises help readers assess their understanding of all aspects of SOAP notes. - Examples of appropriate and inappropriate notes show what and what not to do. - Examples of different types of documentation and forms illustrate procedures in different practice settings. - All of the terminology adheres to the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapy Practice.

"The main purpose of this textbook continues to be providing the information inherent in the content of the documentation process provided when treating patients receiving skilled physical therapy care, whether that information is collected on paper or in electronic form. Instruction in documentation is vital for the PTA student to develop suitable documentation skills and then to transfer those skills into the clinical setting, ensuring proper documentation that supports quality patient care and appropriate reimbursement"--

What are the rules, regulations, and responsibilities of the PTA? What relationship, relevance, and role modeling are required in the PT-PTA relationship? Be prepared for your new role as a PTA. This is the perfect introduction to the history of the Physical Therapist Assistant and their responsibilities today. The 3rd Edition of this groundbreaking text delves into the ever-expanding role of the PTA in the clinical setting as well as the regulations that govern the PTA’s scope of work. Inside, you’ll find the knowledge you need to grow as a PTA…from your first semester through your last. By understanding the importance of this information and how it affects you, your colleagues, and your patients, you’ll be empowered in your new role and in your professional relationships.

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Complete & accurate documentation is one of the essential skills for a physical therapist. This book covers all the fundamentals & includes practice exercises & case studies throughout.