Is That Skilled? Myths and Reality of Providing a Skilled Rehab Intervention

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In this episode, we talk with Occupational Therapist and Medicare Specialist Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L about how to highlight your unique skills and knowledge as a therapy practitioner by documenting and demonstrating your skilled services. We often find ourselves writing “patient will continue to benefit from skilled therapy,” but how often do we stop to think about what that means. Let’s unpack the meaning of skilled services and why it is important to recognize what makes your services so valuable.  

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(02:38) Skilled Services Defined by Medicare
(09:55) Identifying Skilled Services: Questions to Consider
(12:26) Red Flags Indicating Unskilled Services
(14:28) Promoting Self-Management
(16:07) Do Clinicians Under-Value Their Skill?
(20:44) Skilled Maintenance Therapy
(30:15) Documentation Tips
(33:32) The Importance of Discussing Discharge Day One
(37:18) Medicare’s Guidance for Documentation
(40:21) Documentation for Reimbursement
(46:49) Demonstrating Services Are Valuable and Evidence-Based
(50:13) Recommended Resources
(52:54) How to Be Ethical and Successful
(56:38) Conclusion

The content for this course was created by Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L.  

The content for this course was created by Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT. 

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Resources 

AOTA Documentation Resources: https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-essentials/documentation  

APTA Documentation Resources: https://www.apta.org/your-practice/documentation  

APTA Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapist Practice: https://www.apta.org/your-practice/ethics-and-professionalism/clinical-decision-making  

Amplify OT – What is skilled occupational therapy? https://amplifyot.com/what-is-skilled-occupational-therapy/