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Original Questions:
1.       What is your standard for timeliness of documentation completion? 

a)      Are timelines for note completion the same for inpatient and outpatient?

b)      Are timelines the same regardless of the type of note (Eval, progress note)?

c)       Are standards the same across all disciplines (OT, PT, SLP)? 

d)      How do you track/encourage compliance with documentation?

e)      On average, how long does it take staff to complete an Eval?  Treatment note?

2.       How are your PT, OT, and/or SLP staff involved in hospital based clinics?

a)      Are they on-site in clinic or on-call?

b)      If on-call, who manages the calls?

c)       Do you staff any clinics with either a PT or an OT?

d)      Are any clinics staff with PT, OT, and SLP?

e)      How do you handle private insurance verification/pre-certification for clinic patients?

3.       Are any therapy services utilizing and/or billing for tele-health currently?

Summary of Responses