PTA Rules/Research
What can be performed by a PTA?
A. Create progress note and modify goals
B. Performing initial evaluation and determining CPT code
C. Performing initial evaluation and determining goals
D. Documenting progress note and determining appropriate CPT codes
D. Documenting progress note and determining appropriate CPT codes
How many contact hours do PT/PTAs need for con ed to renew their license in state of Georgia?
30 hours every two years
Medicare Part B covers which services?
Outpatient
Which is the BEST example of a PLAN section of a SOAP note?
A. Pt to continue Plan of Care
B. Pt tol session well
C. Pt reported numbness during knee extension exercise
D. Pt will bring shoulder brace to next session
D. Pt will bring shoulder brace to next session
Only health-care professionals who provide direct care to the patient have access to the patient's medical and treatment information. What med term is this?
Confidentiality
Which provider BEST decides if physical therapy should continue or not?
A. PTA
B. PT
C. Rehab Manager
D. Insurance
B. PT
What agency accredits PTA programs?
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
A pt requests a copy of their medical records. The office informs the pt that they are confidential and cannot be provided. What statement is true?
A. This is in compliance with HIPAA
B. This is in violation of informed consent
C. This is in violation of HIPAA
D. This is in compliance with informed consent
C. This is in violation of HIPAA
What is the BEST example of a subjective section?
A. Pt performed 3 sets of 10 of SLR
B. Pt diagnosed with frozen shoulder
C. Pt presents with claudication that limits amb for >5 min
D. Pt describes cramping pain during treadmill walking
D. Pt describes cramping pain during treadmill walking
A PTA provides 75% assistance to a patient during sit to stand. What level of assistance is this?
Max Assist
In Georgia, which action is the PTA likely to perform?
A. Withhold treatment if PT is not available to directly see
B. Supervise up to 3 PT aides at same time
C. Provide treatment is PT is available by phone
D. Interpret referral and discharge pt
C. Provide treatment is PT is available by phone
Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience. Which organization Vision Statement does this belong to?
APTA
Which best represents compliance with HIPAA?
A. Discussing pt progress in lunch room
B. Leaving results on office answering machine
C. Displaying pt name and DOB on sign in sheet
D. Addressing pt by last name in waiting room
D. Addressing pt by last name in waiting room
What is contained in the Objective portion of SOAP note?
A. Pt concerns
B. Exercises for next session
C. Pt progress
D. Events during the session
D. Events during the session
What were the first physical therapists in the US referred to as?
Reconstruction Aides
You measure a patient's HR 3x and keep getting 16 bpm. However, their actual HR is 20 bpm. This is an example of what?
A. Reliable and valid
B. Reliable but not valid
C. Unreliable but valid
B. Reliable but not valid
Who creates the standards for your company's documentation?
A. Medicare, APTA, your employer
B. Medicaid, physicians
C. Medicaid, APTA, physicians
D. Medicare, your employer, FSBPT
A. Medicare, APTA, your employer
Pt have rights under the APTA's access, admission to, and pt/client rights to PT services. Which is LEAST LIKELY AN example of this right?
A. Informed consent
B. Participate in goals
C. Refuse services
D. Schedule at preferred time
D. Schedule at preferred time
What is an example of an Assessment statement?
A. Pt reports 2/10 R shoulder pain with reaching OH
B. Pt demo decreased amb tol secondary to pain
C. Pt amb 50 ft with min A TC stability assist
D. Pt to contact MD for strong pain meds
B. Pt demo decreased amb tol secondary to pain
Name two dimensions of the VARK model of learning.
Visual, Verbal, Aural, Kinesthetic, Combined type 1 and 2
A PTA asks an aide to monitor a pt after the PTA applies a hot pack to the pt's neck. The aide forgets and when the PTA concludes treatment, the PTA notices burns on the pt skin. If the pt were to sue, who is responsible?
A. PT and PTA
B. PT and aide
C. PTA and aide
A. PT and PTA
How old of an article should you use when researching a PT topic?
Anything 5 years or less
What is a group identity based on language, culture, religion?
A. Race
B. Ethnicity
C. Bias
D. Orientation
B. Ethnicity
The following billing is present in a note:
25 min TherEx 97110, 20 min neuro re-ed (97112), 21 min of gait (97116). How would you charge for BOTH Medicare and Private Insurance?
Medicare:
2U TherEx, 1U Neuro re-ed, 1U Gait
Private Insurance:
3U TherEx, 2U Neuro re-ed, 2U Gait
In a research study, which group does not receive the treatment? Or they receive the placebo?
Control group