Hello All:
In a national rehab magazine, I recently read the following quote. The
quote is taken from a short article about different disciplines billing
for the same procedure code on the same day. The quote is the author's
example of how it might be OK for two disciplines to properly use the
same treatment techniques:
"Say the clinicians are treating a patient who's recovering from
surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. An [OT] is providing
strengthening and stretching exercises to the right shoulder.
The goal is for the patient to achieve independence using the
[UE] and accomplishing personal hygiene tasks.
The [PT] may also be working on strengthening and stretching
exercises with the right shoulder, but his goal is to get the
patient to be independent with all shoulder-level and above work
tasks."
I am curious to know if other readers think that the above example is a
far stretch (no pun intended)of what is considered ethical treatment. It
seems to me that in this scenario, both the OT and PT are essentially
working towards the same goals, but they are just worded differently.
Thanks,
Ron
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