CANCELLED Defensible Documentation: An Offensive Strategy

Target Audience:
Healthcare Compliance, Privacy, Auditing/Monitoring, Risk, and Outpatient Rehab Providers

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the importance of documenting an accurate portrayal of patient encounters;
• Challenge attendees to treat all patients at a high level of intelligence and respect;
• Identify the two major pitfalls of documentation: alteration and unprofessional tone;
• Define “personalized reporting” and why it’s so important in medical documentation;
• Summarize the critical need to consistently update patient documentation as it’s related to medical necessity;
• Provide an overview of the CMS Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program;
• Restate the article takeaways and conduct a brief discussion to address any questions.