Reevaluations vs Progress Reports: What’s the Difference?
I often have therapists tell me that they have to do a reevaluation on all of their patient’s every 30 days from the date of the patient’s initial evaluation. I then ask them why they think that is a requirement. Their response is usually along the lines of “Medicare requires we do a reevaluation every 30 days” or “my state practice act requires we do a reevaluation every 30 days” or “my employer or my organization requires we do a reevaluation every 30 days.” In this article, I will address the above 3 responses and explain why it probably is