Medicare-Compliant Features in Documentation

8-Minute Rule

• Each unit of direct time ranges from 8-22 minutes.
• Untimed codes only count toward total treatment time, not direct time.
• WebPT makes separate calculations for direct time units and total treatment minutes.
• WebPT always verifies minute totals and checks them against the recorded CPT codes.

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Outcome Measurement Tools (OMTs)

• Medicare requires therapists to use at least one OMT.
• Examples include the Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale and DASH.
• Therapists can input the score of an OMT directly into WebPT during or after the patient completes the questionnaire.
• Entered scores carry forward from the Initial Evaluation into each evaluative note.

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