A Coding System for Reporting Treatment Services
David M. West · Physical Therapy · 1969
This paper describes a method for reporting treatment services in a rehabilitation center. A simple letter code basedon fifteen-minute time periods was devised to represent both time and dollar values for use by all professional servicesin the center. Thus, a standard, measurable unit was established for charging for services, for cost analysis, and for personnel and program management. Automated data processing was found to be feasible, based on a letter-code input representing both time and dollar values. The code has provided the basis for computerizing the center's reporting, billing, and data collection system.