All Providers: Therapy Note Attestation Required for Patient Admitted Under Observation Status

When a patient is admitted under observation status, a provider (physician, PA, NP) must now cosign the patient’s therapy evaluation so future treatment sessions can be billed to insurance. This is similar to outpatient settings where the provider must sign off on the patient’s Plan of Care.

  • To cosign the note, select the note via In Basket and click Attest (don’t select Edit).

  • Type the SmartPhrase.therapyattest  the following message displays.

  • Click Sign.

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