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What is WOTS UP analysis?
Weakness
Opportunities
Threats
Strengths
Underlying Planning
1. What are Policies?
2. What are Procedures
3. What Policies and Procedures should be addressed when opening a facility?
1.Clear and written statements
2. Describe the process by which something is done.
3.
-Population to be served
-Appropriate use of the facilities
-Job descriptions
-Chain of command
-Supervision
Human Resources
Specific Hiring policies
know rules, responsibilities, code of ethics.
Know chain of command
regular performance evaluations
What is the Chain of Command in AT?
Medical Chain of Command
-Team Physician/MD
-Head Athletic Trainer
-Assistant Athletic Trainer
-Athletic Trainer Student

Financial Chain of Command
-Athletic Director
-Athletic Business Manager
-Head Athletic Trainer
-Team Athletic Trainers
Designing an AT Facility
size, location, illumination, special service area
-treatment area
-electrotherapy area
-hydrotherapy area
-exercise rehab area
-taping area
-physician's exam room
-record area
What is the PPE?
pre-participation physical exam.

Athlete's initial exposure to sport's medicine team.
The sports medicine team's initial exposure to the athlete

-Collect Athlete's medical info
-ensure their readiness to participate in their chosen sport.
Goals of the PPE?
Provide
-An objective, sport-specific musculoskeletal exam.
-A reproducible record for comparison in the future.
-Baseline data for sport-specific conditioning.

Obtain
- Negative info that alters participation options
- Positive info to decrease injury potential and increase performance.
What is an office based PPE?
Physician-Patient familiarity
Continuity of care
Counseling opportunities.

Downside
Lack of knowledge about sport
Lack of the use of a family physician by many athletes
Less availability
Greater cost
What is a Station PPE?
offers specialized personnel
lower cost
opportunity of physical testing

Downside:
Lack of privacy
Disruptive environments
Inadequate follow-up
What are the Components of the PPE?
Past Medical History
Personal and Family History
Personal Orthopedic history
General Medical Exam
Musculoskeletal exam
Sports specific performance evaluation.
What does Record Keeping Involve?
taking down
Personal Data
-Name, address, birth date, sex
-Personal Physician
-Who to notify in an emergency
-Any other info to identify patient

Financial Data
-Who will pay bill
-Insurance info and policy number
-parents' employers

Medical Data
-updated history of the treatment
-physical exams, med histories, x ray reports
-signed consent forms
Why should an AT keep records?
Written orders eliminate confusion as to the diagnosis and expected treatment

Provide specific, and accurate record describing the procedures used to provide injury care to a patient

Legal issue
No record means no treatment has been done
When defending against negligence and other liability actions

Research effort
Documentation for reimbursement
Establishing traffic patterns in the ATR
What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
-How allied health personnel can share the patient’s private health information with others
Guarantees that patients have access to their medical records
What is FERPA?
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

Protects the privacy of student educational records
Gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s educational records
School must have written permission to release any information
What is the Statute of Limitation?
A state law that gives the length of time in years (btw 5-8 years) that a person has to file a claim

The length of time the records must be retained is most often determined by the statue of limitation
For minors the statue of limitations may not begin until the patient legally becomes an adult
To destroy obsolete records there may also be state statutes specifying burning, shredding, or other method to maintain confidentiality
What is SOAP?
Subjective
What the patient tells the athletic trainer

Objective
Range of motion, strength level, etc…

Assessment
AT’s professional opinion about the injury

Plan for treatment
How the injury will be managed
Short-term and long-term goal
What does an AT take into account when dealing with the annual budget?
Supplies
Expendable
Non-expendable
Yearly inventory and records must be maintained

Equipment
Items that can be used for a number of years
Ice machines, treatment tables
Isokinetic machines, therapeutic modalities

Purchasing
Direct buy
Competitive bid