Physical Therapist Maximize Productivity with MD Logic EHR

Physical therapists are a critical element in healthcare when it comes to positive outcomes associated with injuries. Without physical therapy patients would never reach the level of recovery provided by the care and expertise of these healthcare professionals. As insurance companies continue the trend to decrease reimbursement physical therapists have had to comply with a higher level of detail in their clinical documentation. To justify charges and comply with all the rules and regulations physical therapists must implement health record technology that simplifies the whole process.

MD Logic, the leading U.S. provider of High Performance Electronic Health Records Solutions, understands what it takes to automate the workflow of a physical therapy clinic. Our software is engineered to capture the G codes functional outcome data and PQRI now required as standards in physical therapy. With MD Logic the clinical documentation is captured “real time” during the patient visit along with the billable services for each visit. By automating the clinical documentation MD Logic eliminates missed charges and at the same time provides the documentation to justify each charge.

Recent Medicare changes have added another level of documentation required by all physical therapists to comply with these Medicare requirements. Failure to comply with these government regulations will result in a loss of Medicare reimbursement for physical therapists. As the therapist documents care with MD Logic the required G codes, functional outcome data and PQRI data is captured. Prior to being seen before each therapy visit a patient would touch a screen using the MD Logic Kiosk software. The MD Logic kiosk software would prompt questions for the patient to answer by simply touching the touch screen:

• Has the patient improved since the last visit?
• Has the patient’s pain increased or decreased since the last visit?
• Has the patient been complaint with home exercises recommended by the therapist since the last visit?

The information captured by the MD Logic Kiosk is immediately available for the therapist to review. MD Logic provides the therapist with an up-to-date history of changes since the last therapy visit. Reviewing this information prior to seeing the patient allows the therapist to confirm how the patient is doing since the last visit and confirm progress. Another huge benefit of MD Logic with physical therapy is automating the communication between the therapist and the referring physician. Before a patient leaves the clinic after therapy a referral letter is automatically faxed over to the referring physician. The referral letter communicates the most up to date clinical results to the referring physician. Therapists using MD Logic no longer have to worry about wondering if their referring sources are up-to-date with the latest progress of each patient. With MD Logic the therapist can focus their time on the patient and leave communicating to their referral to MD Logic.

To learn more about MD Logic EHR solutions, please contact our corporate office at 800-273-7750.