If a primary goal of a practice is to help people get better and achieve their functional goals, how can you determine if a patient is improving, regressing, or staying the same? You can’t rely solely on what the patient tells you as some patients unwittingly under report while others over report problems or progress. …
ROV Subjective Decision-Making Matrix
Download Support Tool Providers have much to consider as they review each established patient’s visit. Following the functional goals described in the treatment plan of the episode to apply best practices for subjective documentation. This includes recording the patient’s subjective assessment. Download and review this helpful Support Tool, meant to provide context and prompting about…
The Purpose and Form of the ROV History (Subjective)
Set the Subjective Tone The ROV note, documenting the execution of a treatment plan within an episode of care, is best submitted in the SOAP format. “S” stands for subjective—that portion of the note is meant to outline the patient’s subjective complaints and his/her assessment of the progress made since the last visit. This subjective…
Subjective Data Collection on the Routine Office Visit (ROV)
Watch this brief, informative video that outlines the most important best practices for collecting subjective data on an ROV. Kathy explains how team members can get involved and support busy providers with a collection of subjective information.
ROV Subjective: The “Function” Update
This Rapid Tutorial sets the tone for this module by providing a deeper dive into the “S” of a SOAP note. Subjective information is far more than just recording the patient’s pain scale. The purpose of the subjective section of the daily ROV note is to record the patient’s progress and to incrementally tell the…
Sample Board Record-Keeping Requirement
Download Reference Documents Here we provide a sample from the Colorado State Board that provides the record-keeping requirements (including the minimum documentation expectations) for this state for both Initial and established patient visits. This resource is an example of similar resources that should be available in each state. We recommend that you locate and become…