Re: RE: efficiency

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I'd be interested in what the difference between the aid/PTA would be

and their responsibilities and what they are accountable for. I'm an an

Allied Health Admissions Rep in which I counsel prospective PTA's.

Thanks,

Anne Harrington

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>Subject: Re: RE: efficiency

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>Carol and Moira:

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>I am currently teaching (at a PTA program) the differenciation in

>task/responsiblilites/deleagtion of PT/PTA/ and aide. What states do

you

>practice in, and would it be possible to send me the wording from your

state

>practice act/rules so the class can discuss it?

>

>Sheri Bjork

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[Guest guest]

, Your experience is the same as ours. We have a great, hardworking

dedicated staff. Acute care is different than OP or Rehab.The productivity

issues need to take into account the setting. Between covering 9 floors,

SICU, MICU, ortho, neuro etc.....pt acuity being variable, scheduling in

coordination with other tests and then the ongoing need to work with

residents, medical students, families etc.....I feel that we are

" efficient " ...we also had " efficiency experts " roll through our

hospital....we are still recovering. I appreciate the input from this

source. The information has been hard to find. Moira

> Re: efficiency

>

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> >You stated that you expect 25-26 units per PT or PTA. Do you have techs

> or

> aids working with them? Is this in an acute hospital setting, or

> outpatient? If you do use techs or aids, do you not include them in your

> productivity expectations? We count PT's, PTA's, and Techs in a division

> and expect 20 units/day/person in those 3 job classifications, because in

> our state, as long as the patient is seen for one of his treatments by

> the

> PT each day, the tech can see them the other time. Therefore, the tech is

> accountable for billable units each day, as long as supervisory regs are

> being followed. Thanks for your input. It really helps us to compare

> apples

> and apples, and see if we are in the ballpark.

> >

> >>>> " Mark Dwyer " 09/14 10:54 PM >>>

> >Carol,

> >

> >Your goal of 140 billable 15 minute units per day for 2 PT's and 3 PTA's

> (28

> >units per therapists = 7 treatment hours per day per therapist) is close

> to

> >what we expect. We allow 6.5 hours per day for patient care and expect

> >25-26 units. That may change when we go under PPS, but the fact is that

> we

> >exceed 25 units fairly often. This is the expectation for PT and OT.

> >

> >Mark Dwyer, MHA, PT

> >Kansas City, Kansas

> >mdwyer1@...

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