Risk Reduction Series - Documentation

Risk Reduction Series - Documentation is organized by State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company (SVMIC).

Course opens: 01/01/2019
Course expires: 12/31/2020

Target Audience:
This course is designed for physicians and other clinicians who want practical information on reducing risk in documentation, particularly in the medical practice setting. 

Accreditation:
• The UTCOM designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
• This Enduring Material activity, Risk Reduction Series: Documentation, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 2.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• This program is eligible for two (2) credit hours in Category 2-B of the Continuing Medical Education Program of the American Osteopathic Association.

Course Description:
This course outlines and discusses the basic principles of documentation for both paper and electronic medical records which will help providers create a more concise, objective and descriptive record. 

Utilizing case examples to illustrate documentation issues which presented challenges to the defensibility of a lawsuit, you will learn documentation strategies to create a more accurate, relevant and defensible medical record.

Learning Objectives:
• Better describe patient presentations by documenting in concise, objective terms.
• Utilize documentation strategies to create a more accurate, relevant and defensible medical record.
• Identify risks and benefits of electronic medical documentation, including the use of templates, cloned notes, copy & paste and auto-population.
• List the top 3 documentation issues that have been identified through medical record audits

 Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.