Documentation For Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Decision Making Approach

Jacqueline A. Osborne, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA is the Director of the Geriatric Residency Program, at Brooks Rehabilitation, a non-profit rehabilitation system in Jacksonville, Florida.' In addition to this role, she maintains a clinical practice at Brooks Rehabilitation and serves the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS), the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE), the Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA), and the Florida Injury Prevention Advisory Council (FIPAC) as a member of a variety of workgroups and taskforces.Dr. Osborne received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Operations Management from the University of Delaware in 2000 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in Glenside, Pennsylvania in 2003.' She obtained Board Certification in the area of Geriatric Physical Therapy from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in 2007.' She also obtained the credential of Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults (CEEAA) from the Section on Geriatrics (now the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy) of the American Physical Therapy Association in 2012.Dr. Osborne has a passion of for the care of older adults. She is an advocate for this group in many ways.' One way that she works on behalf of older adults on routine basis, however, is through her clinical documentation.' There is little more valuable than obtaining needed resources known to benefit patients or clients because of successful documentation!' With this text, she hopes to share an approach to documentation rooted in clinical decision-making that will continuously serve as an adjunct to clinicians to advocate for patients and clients in clinical practice.'