01/30/17
New Evaluation Codes: What is an Element?
Today is the end of the first month of 2017 and the first month of physical and occupational therapists using their respective new evaluation codes. In a previous article released earlier this month, I discussed clinical presentation and provided examples of stable and uncomplicated characteristics, evolving clinical presentation with changing characteristics, and unstable and unpredictable characteristics. As always, the documentation of the therapist would support the clinical presentation they are reporting for that patient. This week, I want to discuss elements, what is an element and how to count elements as they pertain to the physical therapy evaluations. Next week,
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