We work closely with referring physicians
to coordinate treatment by indentifying initial functional
limitations, objective changes, assessment of pathology, functional
goals, recommended treatment with frequency and duration.
If a patient does
not make functional and objective changes as anticipated
in our initial goals, we will contact the physician to discuss
the possible need for other treatment options.
We will communicate
with the physician, via written letter, a minimum of every
30 days, sooner if the patient is discharged or does not
progress as anticipated.
We will help
the referring physician
to:
- Identity what
specific subjective and objective factors the physical
therapist is using to assess a change in patient status.
- Interpret physical
therapy chart notes to understand why a specific treatment
is being used and how the treatment is being assessed
and progressed.
- Identify back
to work readiness.
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