Learner Objectives

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Document medical necessity and the skills of a therapist
2. Justify reasonable and necessary intervention based on the patient’s individual condition/function
3. Comply with the Medicare-specific criteria for:
   • Initial Evaluation
   • Plan of Care
   • Daily Treatment Notes
   • 10th Visit Progress Reports
   • Discharge Summary
4. Devise a plan to keep track of plan of care certifications

Discover the information we wish we knew from Day 1 when taking Medicare clients including resource links for every question that might arise. This course covers documentation requirements, all parts needed to include in an evaluation, re-evaluation requirements, plan of care requirements, views of example evaluations, treatment notes, progress reports, and discharge summary specifics.

Course handouts include beginner definitions and easy-to-understand instructions with a 1-page quick reference guide, evaluation checklist, re-evaluation checklist, plan of care checklist, progress report checklist, and a discharge summary checklist.