TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Writing the Evaluation/Assessment (A)
A1  - Kettenbach, Ginge
A1  - Schlomer, Sarah L.
A1  - FitzGerald, Jill
PY  - 2016
T2  - Writing Patient/Client Notes
AB  - The  Evaluation  portion  of  the  initial  note  is  a  focal  point  of  initial  note  documentation.  The  Evaluation  section  of  the  initial  note  is  critical  for  a  physical  therapist,  because  one  of  its  key  purposes  is  to  summarize  the  therapist's  clinical  judgments  after  examining  the  patient.  This  summary,  in  turn,  will  justify  continued  physical  therapy  intervention  to  third-party  payors,  if  continued  therapy  services  are  deemed  appropriate  by  the  evaluating  therapist.  It  also  serves  as  a  useful  tool  to  other  healthcare  providers  who  want  to  read  a  brief  summary  of  the  deficits  in  function  that  were  written  elsewhere  in  the  note.  This  information  assists  those  providers  to  locate  impairments  and  activity  and  participation  restrictions  listed  in  the  sections  of  the  note  above  the  Evaluation  section.1,2  
SN  - 
PB  - F. A. Davis Company
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180747984
ER  -