http://www.chartlinks.com/blog Rehabilitation Software Specialists Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:06:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A study suggesting that "the role of the physician gatekeeper in regard to physical therapy may be unnecessary in many cases" could have significant implications for the US health care system, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The study, published last fall in the journal Health Services Research (HSR), reviewed ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2012/01/study-direct-access-to-physical-therapists-associated-with-lower-costs-and-fewer-visits/ The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded and enhanced its online presence by debuting a new look and feel for CMS.gov, and launching a brand-new site for the Medicaid program, Medicaid.gov.  CMS says these changes come in response to what users have said they wanted to be able to do ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/12/cms-gets-a-fresh-new-look-on-its-website/ National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM) is celebrated each October. This is an opportunity for facilities to reach out to consumers and educate them about the unique benefits of treatment by a physical therapist: Significant improvement in mobility to perform daily activities Provision of alternatives to surgery Management or elimination of pain without medication ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/10/october-is-national-physical-therapy-month/ Audiologists and speech-language pathologists will be able to earn up to 2.85 CEUs from the American Speech & Hearing Association (ASHA) by attending an online conference called "Audiology 2011" from October 12–24, 2011. Audiology 2011 will provide audiologists and speech-language pathologists with in-depth discussions on Audiologic Rehabilitation (AR) for Adults. The ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/09/asha-offers-online-conference-for-audiologists-and-speech-language-pathologists/ The Practice Department of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has recently developed  a resource called "Defensive Documentation for Patient/Client Management."  The tool was created in response to issues related to physical therapy documentation.  APTA members can access the documentation here. http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/08/defensible-documentation-physical-therapy/ Electronic therapy documentation and scheduling software from Chart Links is now being used by more than 40 therapists in four locations at Scottsdale Healthcare, a community-based non-profit healthcare system in Scottsdale, Ariz. Scottsdale Healthcare Outpatient Therapy Services is a leading provider of therapy related to orthopedics and sports medicine, balance ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/08/scottsdale-healthcare-outpatient-therapy-services-implements-chart-links-rehabilitation-software/ Workflow management software enables more than 40 therapists in four locations to manage therapy documentation, scheduling, referrals, insurance authorizations, charges and more. Electronic therapy documentation and scheduling software from Chart Links is now being used by more than 40 therapists in four locations at Scottsdale Healthcare, a community-based non-profit healthcare ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/08/scottsdale-healthcare-outpatient-therapy-services-implements-chart-links-rehabilitation-software-2/ As a physical therapist, occupational therapist or speech therapist providing care in today's competitive environment, you want your therapy practice website to attract and retain patients and referral sources. Quality therapy web design and effective optimization for search engines is critical for marketing your practice. These days, more patients turn to ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/08/therapy-web-design-services/ It's time to start planning for October's National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM). This year's focus is on sports injury prevention across the lifespan.  NPTM is an opportunity to reach out to consumers and educate them about the unique benefits of treatment by a physical therapist.  For more information, ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/07/national-physical-therapy-month-in-october/ The National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation (NRAF) was established in 1996 by Allied Services, a not-for-profit healthcare system headquartered in Scranton, Pa. Allied, since 1976, served as sponsor of National Rehabilitation Week, a nationwide celebration to educate people about the benefits of rehabilitation and the capabilities of people with disabilities. This year's ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/06/national-rehabilitation-week-september-19-25-2011/ Approximately 1,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy rallied on Capitol Hill before meeting with their members of Congress as part of PT Day on Capitol Hill, June 9, 2011. Watch the 7-minute video. The rally included addresses from Sens Jon Tester (D-MT) and Roger Wicker ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/06/pt-day-on-capitol-hill/ As a provider of electronic occupational therapy documentation software, we'd like to give a shout out to  this student video that we found. To promote occupational therapy and membership to the American Occupational Therapy Association, the video was produced by Cheryl Crow, a student of the Samuel Merritt University Masters in OT Program. Great ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/05/occupational-therapy-video-by-cheryl-crow/ May is Exercise is Medicine® Month. This is a time when all providers are called to assess and review every patient's physical activity program at every visit.  It is a time for celebrating the health benefits of exercise and offering resources to get people moving. “Everyone should start or renew ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/05/exercise-is-medicine-month/ PTManagerBlog.com recently reported that a married couple, the owners and operators of Superior Physical Therapy in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, was sentenced to jail after being found guilty on charges of health care fraud. Aaron Clark, the physical therapist at Superior Physical Therapy, admitted to felony health care fraud in a ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/04/physical-therapy-practice-found-guilty-of-health-care-fraud-and-sentenced-to-jail/ The Medicare Fraud Strike Force charged 111 defendants in nine cities for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving more than $225 million in false billing.  As released by The United States Department of Justice, there were a number of physical and occupational therapists indicted (an indictment is merely a ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/04/medicare-strike-force-charges-111-individuals-including-some-pts/ One of our Chart Links Rehabilitation Software users, Debbie Flaspohler, OTR, MOT, CLT and manager of occupational therapy at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Ind., was recently quoted in an article called "Meaningful Change," written by Teresa Mcusic from TodayInOT.com.  Reveiw some of her quotes extracted below, or, read the ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/03/electronic-occupational-therapy-documentation-ehr/ Chart Links offers physical therapy documentation software designed to match the workflow of a physical rehabilitation facility. In addition to administrative and financial features like patient registration, referral management, insurance authorization, cross-discipline scheduling, charges, reporting/analytics, and outcomes, Chart Links offers the following physical therapy-specific features. PT Evaluations. Standard physical therapy documentation and ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/03/physical-therapy-workflow-software-and-documentation/ Three Senate committee chairmen asked the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General to look into potential conflicts of interest among private sector contractors that perform many of the payment, administration and oversight functions of Medicare. The chairmen say that a recent survey of contractors conducted by their staffs to ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/03/senate-to-look-into-potential-medicare-contractor-conflicts/ Each year in April, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students in practice, education, research, and science host a month long celebration showcasing the importance of Occupational Therapy. It's the time of year when everyone in the profession goes out of their way to tell the world ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/02/april-is-occupational-therapy-month-2/ An article summarizing how Chart Links Rehabilitation Software streamlined the clinical and financial operations of an outpatient rehab practice recently got published in the Jan/Feb 2011 Rehab Management magazine.  Read the full article below or link to it here. ----- Implementing Solutions by Andrea Marchi, PT, MBA, CSCS EMR streamlines rehab practice's clinical and ... http://www.chartlinks.com/blog/2011/02/article-about-chart-links-published-in-rehab-management/