Pitfalls of Skilled Nursing Documentation for PPS Facilities

Course overview

Skilled Documentation has always been an area that confuses and 'trips up' nurses. Today's webinar will explore ways to assist clinical staff in more focused documentation by capturing important statements related to the resident stay and to avoid double charting or charting 'just because'. Understanding why documentation is important can be the key for achieving compliance and we will explore ways to become more compliant by avoiding the pitfalls and streamlining what is documented. Learning Outcomes: Describe medical necessity documentation specific to skilled care patients. Recall reasons to use the MDS as the underpinning for documentation and coding. Describe the sections of the MDS for documentation purposes. Identify documentation problematic areas and describe how to avoid them.