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.
Review Date: February 2025
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.
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.
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.

American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) - Accredited CME - General Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.
Available Credit
- 1.50 ABS Accredited CME
- 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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