Can Assistants Write Progress Reports
Last week, I published “Who Writes Progress Reports Under Medicare Part B” and as you can imagine, had lots of follow up questions and comments. Some of the questions received were: 1. Can a physical therapist assistant (PTA) or occupational therapy assistant (OTA) see the Medicare patient the same day the physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT) also sees the patient and will write the progress report? 2. Can a PTA or OTA see the Medicare beneficiary for a follow-up therapy visit, collect the subjective information and objective data and include that information in their daily note? 3. Can