Re: Charge tickets in patient charts

[Guest guest]

I would ask that person to show you the rule or law that restricts the charge

ticket from being in the file. Our charge ticket is also our daily note

combined into 1 piece of paper.

Bubba Klostermann OT, CVE, CEAS

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[Guest guest]

When I worked in the Outpatient setting we established a documentation page

that included the charges. The original when to the medical record and the

cc went to billing. For examples email me directly.

Now, I am working in the ARU setting and our therapists document and insert

charges into MediTech. All go to the medical record.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

-Aristotle

G. Mages, PTA, MHA

Program Director

MERCY rehabcentre

401 Woodland Hills Blvd

Fort KS 66701

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Charge tickets in patient charts

I need some input re: having charge tickets in the patient chart

and/or having a daily documentation/charge ticket for outpatient

services. My health information manager is saying that we cannot

keep charge tickets in a patient record, since this reflects " the

patient's ability to pay " .

My argument is that the charge ticket is reflection of services

provided during a therapy treatment, independent of the patient's

payor source.

If any of you can provide input either way I will trully appreciate

it.

Thanks.

Gwilliam, MPT

Dir. of PT

Bowie Memorial Hospital

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[Guest guest]

,

This past April we began using a form that serves as both our charge sheet

and daily note. The charge sheet is on the left hand of the page and our

daily note on the right. This form was approved by our HIM department as

well as an outside consultant. You're right-- It does not reflect on the

individual's ability to pay, only what was billed. The form has worked

well and provides excellent Quality Assurance data. I am currently using it

to study whether PT/PTA documentation of services actually reflects what was

billed. This is easy in that all the information I need is maintained in

the patient chart on this one form. I have been able to identify whether the

staff actually has a clear understanding of how to bill units and Rx time,

group versus direct exercise, appropriate use of 59 modifier, etc. We are

very pleased with how the dual form is working.

Moody, PT

Director of Rehab

Riverside Medical Center

Charge tickets in patient charts

>

> I need some input re: having charge tickets in the patient chart

> and/or having a daily documentation/charge ticket for outpatient

> services. My health information manager is saying that we cannot

> keep charge tickets in a patient record, since this reflects " the

> patient's ability to pay " .

>

> My argument is that the charge ticket is reflection of services

> provided during a therapy treatment, independent of the patient's

> payor source.

>

> If any of you can provide input either way I will trully appreciate

> it.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Gwilliam, MPT

> Dir. of PT

> Bowie Memorial Hospital

>

>

>

>

> Looking to start your own Practice?

> Visit www.InHomeRehab.com.

> Bring PTManager to your organization or State Association with a

professional workshop or course - call us at 313 884-8920 to arrange

> PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join

and participate now!

>

[Guest guest]

,

Who does your data entry for charges and how do you ensure that the charges in

the chart are actually entered into the computer?

Thanks

Jim

[Guest guest]

Jim,

We send the carbon copy of our note/charge sheet to data processing where

the charge is entered by a clerk. The clerk then sends the charge sheets

back to our department along with a computer print-out of the patients

billed and their charges. Our secretary double checks the print-out against

the charge sheets to verify that they have been correctly billed.

Call me or send me your fax number if you would like a copy of our charge

sheet/daily note.

Riverside Medical Center

(985)795-4252

Re: Charge tickets in patient charts

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> Who does your data entry for charges and how do you ensure that the

charges in the chart are actually entered into the computer?

>

> Thanks

>

> Jim

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>

>

> Looking to start your own Practice?

> Visit www.InHomeRehab.com.

> Bring PTManager to your organization or State Association with a

professional workshop or course - call us at 313 884-8920 to arrange

> PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join

and participate now!

>