Multiple Therapy Disciplines At the time of admission, information that the patient required the active and ongoing therapeutic intervention of multiple therapy disciplines (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, or prosthetics/orthotics), must be documented in the patient's medical record.
U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital. Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise.
Primary Meanings of maintenance. 1  n activity involved in maintaining something in good working order. 2  n the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence. 3  n court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated. 4  n means of maintenance of a family or group.