Rehabilitation Referral

The Referral Information section stores information about the nature of the referral for care. This information typically comes from the referral phone call or the subsequent fax.

Label	Description
Referred By	Medical provider who referred this patient to your facility. The lookup is to the Medical Staff table.
Date Referred	Date the referral was received.
# Visits Ordered	The number of visits ordered by the referring physician.
Therapy Type	This type of therapy coding is required for payment by Medicare/Medicaid. `PT` - Physical Therapy `OT` - Occupational Therapy `SLP` - Speech Language Pathology `CR` - Cardiac Rehabilitation `RT` - Respiratory Therapy `PS` - Psychological Services `SN` - Skilled Nursing Services `SW` - Social Services
Reason for Referral	Defaults with the diagnosis, but can be changed as needed. This memo will expand; type the reason the patient is being seen.
1st Sched Appt Date	Date the patient was first scheduled for a rehab care appointment at your facility.
Patient 1st Contact Date	Date the clinic first contacts the patient in any manner (phone, letter, e-mail, fax) for the rehab care for this injury/illness.
Initial Eval Date	Date the clinic first sees the patient and evaluates the case. This does not link to the Appointment Register; change manually if the appointment changes.
Script on File	The referring physician should send or fax a script of the treatment plan. Check this box when it is received.