Legalities Of Medical Documentation

Ethical Standards for Clinical Documentation …

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The Ethical Standards for Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Professionals are based on the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA’s) Code of Ethics and the Standards for Ethical Coding. A Code of Ethics sets forth professional …

Ethical Standards for Clinical Documentation …

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impact. Documentation must support the care provided as well as the health status of the patient. Any information not supported by the patient’s condition for the current encounter, …

Guidelines for Medical Record Documentation

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9. For patients 12 years and older, there is appropriate notation concerning the use of cigarettes, alcohol and substances (for patients seen three or more times, query …

Documentation Matters Toolkit | CMS

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Complying With Medical Record Documentation …

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Download the Guidance Document. Final. Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Issue Date: April 01, 2017. DISCLAIMER: The contents of …

SOAP Notes - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Medical notes have evolved into electronic documentation to accommodate these needs. However, an unintended consequence of electronic documentation is the ability to incorporate large volumes of …

ANA’s Principles for Nursing Documentation

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11 Nursing Documentation Principles Principle 1. Documentation CharacteristicsPrinciple 2. Education and TrainingPrinciple 3. Policies and ProceduresPrinciple 4. Protection …

25 Legal Dos and Don'ts of Nursing Documentation …

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25 Legal Dos and Don'ts of Nursing Documentation Transcript 1. “If you did not write it down, you did not do it. If you did not do it, you were negligent.” You need not just …

Clinical documentation | How to document medical …

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There is so much more to documentation than mere legal protection. Medical records are a crucial form of communication. And the importance of complete, accurate, concise, timed and dated …

Guidelines for Releasing Patient Information to Law …

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulations established national privacy standards for health care information. HIPAA …