Documenting Care

In Behavioral Health Settings

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This program covers the following topics:

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Purposes of the clinical record

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Clinical record formats and styles

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Health care trends affecting documentation

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Do's and Don'ts of nursing documentation

 

Learner Objectives

Upon completing this self-study program you should be able to:

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Identify the critical purposes of the clinical record.

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Define the characteristics of a clinical record entry that create an effective and legal entry.

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Examine and compare different styles and models of clinical record entries.

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List trends in health care today that impact written communication in the clinical record.

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Explain how legal and reimbursement problems occur due to omitted, altered, incorrect or incomplete clinical record entries.

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List characteristics of documentation that increase both legal and reimbursement risk.

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Differentiate between chart entries that do and do not meet the criteria of an effective and legal entry.

 

Documenting Care In Behavioral Health Self-study Module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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