Thomson American Health Consultants is offering a replay of one of its most popular audio conferences — Put It in Writing: Keys to Effective Documentation — at the subscriber-only rate of $149. Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to educate your entire staff at your convenience for one low facility fee. The hour-long replay includes handouts, additional resource materials, and free CE for your entire staff.
Put It in Writing: Keys to Effective Documentation, will be replayed from Aug. 20-21 starting at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 5:30 p.m. on the 21st. The need for thorough and accurate documentation is crucial in health care. Inadequate documentation can result in claims denials, lawsuits, and even criminal investigations. Learn the keys to effective documentation and how it can benefit your facility. The conference is presented by Deborah Hale, CCS, president of Administrative Consulting Services, and Beverly Cunningham, RN, MS, director of case management at Medical City in Dallas.
"Standardization is key," says Cunningham about establishing effective documentation practices. "It is important that nurses not have to reinvent the wheel every time they go to document a patient. There need to be more checklists. Electronic documentation is great, but getting there is still a challenge [for many facilities]."
In the process of teaching hospital staff how to properly diagnose and document, risk factors also must be considered. "How do you do all of that and minimize risk at the same time?" Cunningham asks. "There's that old saying that If you didn’t chart it, you didn’t do it.’" Forms for documentation should comply with different agency regulations.
Case managers, quality managers, medical records professionals, admissions personnel, compliance officers, and directors of nursing all will benefit from listening to this audio conference to learn specific strategies to improve documentation, and to help staff gain an understanding of its critical role in increasing reimbursement and reducing liability.
To sign up for this replay or to get information on upcoming live audio conferences, call Thomson American Health Consultants’ customer service department at (800) 688-2421. You will be given a dial-in number and conference call access code. Conference material will be available on-line once you register. When ordering, please refer to the following effort code for this conference: Documentation, 62001.
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