OT 222 - Technology in Documentation and Research-Lab

• utilize the computer to access appropriate databases reflective of clinical and professional research;
• articulate the importance of using statistics, tests, and measurements for the purpose of delivering evidence-based practice;
• apply the use of technology in electronic documentation to effectively communicate to other health care providers and support the transfer of information;
• apply the use of technology in distance communication, virtual environments, and telehealth/telemed to support performance, participation, and well being of individuals receiving OT services;
• demonstrate documentation of OT services to ensure accountability of service provision and meet standards for reimbursement of services adhering to facility, governmental. and reimbursement agencies;
• effectively document  and communicate the need and rationale for OT services to meet the standards for reimbursement;
• describe the various reimbursement systems (i.e., federal, state, third party, private-payers) and documentation requirements that affect the practice of OT services;
• write goals, progress notes, ADL assessments, and assessments;
• write a discharge summary to demonstrate the need for termination of OT services when stated outcomes have been achieved or it has been determined that they could not be achieved;
• articulate the importance of how scholarly activities and literature contribute to the development of the profession;
• effectively locate and discuss information, including the of information;
• identify how scholarly activities can be used to professional practice, service delivery, and /or professional issues; and
• demonstrate the skills to read and understand a report.