Clinical Documentation: More than a Cumbersome Chore

Clinical Documentation: More than a Cumbersome Chore

 

“Charting” is often viewed by nurses as a necessary evil. Sure, deep down most nurses know that the exercise is essential — and that regulatory bodies such as the Joint Commission, National Quality Forum, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are looking for the clinical documentation that illustrates that care is being delivered in line with a set of established standards.

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Health IT & Quality: Raison d’Être

Health IT & Quality

Raison d’Être

 

What is the purpose of health information technology? Why are we spending all these billions of dollars on this “thing” we struggle to understand, implement, and use? Is it achieving the goals of its purpose?

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