Documentation Matters

Please join us to hear guest speaker Scott L. Mendlestein, Esq., discuss the importance of timely entries in the medical record, proper documentation, and risk of liability. 

Samaritan Physicians: Successful completion of this activity will qualify Samaritan physicians for annual policy discounts. Upon completion, please print your certificate and submit to Samaritan for consideration.
 

Target Audience

Baptist Health physicians, physician assistants, nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, dentists, podiatrists, social workers, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, respiratory therapists and other interested clinical employees.

Learning Objectives

  • Implement proper patient documentation strategies.
  • Interpret data, incident reports, and patient care complaints to improve quality of care. 
  • Adhere to accurate patient documentation protocols to reduce documentation errors.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Cheng, P., Gilchrist, A., Robinson, K. M., & Paul, L. (2009). The risk and consequences of clinical miscoding due to inadequate medical documentation: a case study of the impact on health services funding. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 35-46.
  • Lorenzetti, D. L., Quan, H., Lucyk, K., Cunningham, C., Hennessy, D., Jiang, J., & Beck, C. A. (2018). Strategies for improving physician documentation in the emergency department: a systematic review. BMC emergency medicine, 18(1), 1-12.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Dentistry
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
06/01/2022
Course expires: 
05/31/2025
Part of: 
Risk Management and Patient Safety Online Series

Scott L. Mendlestein, Esq.
Attorney 
Falk, Waas, Hernandez, Solomon, Mendlestein & Davis, P.A.
Coral Gables, Florida

Bernie Fernandez, M.D., MBA, FACP, FSVM
Chief Executive Officer 
Baptist Health Medical Group 

Elizabeth Green Taquechel, M.S., R.N., CPPS, CPHQ
Director, Risk Management
Baptist Health South Florida

Celia E. Alvarez, BSHA
BHMG Risk Manager/Patient Safety Officer
Risk Management/Patient Safety
Baptist Health South Florida

Scott L. Mendlestein, Esq., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Bernie Fernandez, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

Elizabeth Green Taquechel, M.S., R.N., CPPS, CPHQ and Celia E. Alvarez, BSHA, faculty for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
   
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Dentistry
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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