#7469 AI in Rehabilitation Documentation: Ethical, Efficient, and Defensible Practice

#7469 AI in Rehabilitation Documentation: Ethical, Efficient, and Defensible Practice is organized by MotivationsCEU and will be held on Oct 29, 2026.

Description:
#7469 AI in Rehabilitation Documentation: Ethical, Efficient, and Defensible Practice.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming clinical documentation across occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology — and the stakes have never been higher. Insurance companies are deploying algorithmic review systems that scrutinize clinical notes with unprecedented precision, directly affecting reimbursement, audit outcomes, and patient access to care. For rehabilitation practitioners, this creates a new professional reality: documentation must notonly reflect skilled intervention but must be written to withstand both human and algorithmic review.

This course provides rehabilitation practitioners with an evidence-informed, practical framework for integrating AI into documentation workflows while maintaining ethical standards, clinical accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Participants will examine current AI applications within major electronic medical record systems including Epic, PointClickCare, and Oracle Health, and analyze their implications for documentation of occupational performance across activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, work, and social participation. The course applies AOTA Policy E.19, APTA's 2024 official house position, and ASHA's 2025-2026 advocacy priority to real-world documentation scenarios, emphasizing the practitioner's role as the final quality control layer.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Analyze current AI applications in major EMR systems including Epic, PointClickCare, and Oracle Health and evaluate their implications for documentation of occupational performance across ADLs, IADLs, work, and social participation in OT, PT, and SLP practice.
2. Assess the professional and legal responsibilities of the licensed rehabilitation practitioner as the quality control layer in an AI-assisted documentation workflow, applying AOTA Policy E.19, APTA's official house position, and ASHA's 2025-2026 advocacy priority.
3. Complete a PHI-safe AI documentation workflow that produces defensible, audit-ready documentation reflecting
   skilled rehabilitation intervention across clinical settings.