Optimizing Outpatient Rehab Therapy Documentation with Software
The July issue of Rehab Management features an article written by Mark Finn that focuses on Software Solutions for Multisite Therapy Practices.
Mark cites the following areas to automate in a multi-site physical therapy practice for gaining improved efficiencies:
- Workflow Automation
- Manual Documentation
- Claims Processing
- Reporting
- Clinical Documentation
We encourage you to read the full article to learn some tips on how to spend less time dealing with paperwok, documentation and reports — and more time treating a greater number of patients.
If you need help evaluating electronic medical records systems for your multi-site outpatient rehabilitation facility, contact Chart Links.
Article: Chart Links Improves Workflow
Karen Deeter, Director of Operations at the Columbus Speech & Hearing Center, was recently published in ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, Vol. 18, Issue 8 in an article entitled “Chart Links Improves Workflow.”
The article covers how Columbus Speech & Hearing Center searched for and implemented a system, Chart Links Rehabilitation Software, that specifically met their needs for speech and hearing clinical documentation and workflow management.
Columbus Speech & Hearing Center serves nearly 10,000 people annually. The center provides audiology and hearing aid services, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, a Comprehensive Program for the Deaf, and job placement for adults with disabilities, including those who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind.
For more information about how Chart Links creates workflow efficiencies for Columbus Speech & Hearing, read their full case study.
Article: Documentation & Workflow, A Case for Computerization
Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F, was published in ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists. The article is entitled “Documentation & Workflow: A Case for Computerization.”
The article is about how today’s health care providers – who face pressures of increased documentation and communication requirements, increased compliance issues, and business-related issues like obtaining authorizations — can leverage information technology to automate processes, streamline workflow, reduce billing errors, increase coding compliance, and improve the quality, consistency and turn-around time of patient documentation.
Ann Kummer, PhD, is the senior director of the Division of Speech Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and a professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
To learn how the Division of Speech Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) used Chart Links Rehabilitation Software to reduce its documentation and administrative demands, read their case study.