Eli's Rehab Report
Count Therapy Assistance When Coding Daily Activities
Published on Tue Apr 12, 2011 
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Ask therapists for all documentation upfront. Question:
Answer:
Yes, says Shehla Rooney, PT, principal of Premier Therapy Solutions in Cookeville, Tenn. "But considering that therapists tend to focus documentation on how well the patient is doing in therapy to show progress toward [achieving] goals, usually therapy ADL assistance does not show the worst the patient is doing."Even so, to ensure MDS accuracy and optimize reimbursement, it's important to capture the highest level of assistance provided to the patient, Rooney says. Therefore, therapists should share their documentation and all pertinent information with the person completing the MDS, she says.
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