Personal Injury 204

Course overview

*Recognize the importance diagnostic imaging and testing in Personal Injury and trauma. *Summarize several of the common diagnostic imaging and testing available. *Justify medical necessity and clinical rationale for imaging/testing in the treatment records. *Determine both a protocol and clinical necessity for plain film radiographs. *Determine a protocol and clinical indications for MRI and MRA. *Determine a protocol and clinical indications for DTI and other brain imaging. *Recognize opportunities to order other common imaging and testing procedures. *Create a protocol to order and follow-up on all imaging and testing procedures. *Recognize several significant differences within Personal Injury documentation. *Identify common PI documentation and record keeping mistakes and liabilities. *Begin to develop an awareness of the four unique PI documentation encounters. *Create a protocol to design individualized non-redundant treatment notes. *Recognize the key elements of PI daily treatment notes documentation. *Show improvement in each of the 4 daily treatment notes components. *Detect areas of vulnerability in the various types of documentation systems. *Substantiate treatment and management with PI documentation.