Documentation of Patient Care Flashcards

1
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Why do we document patient care activities?

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allows longitudinal care
communication between patient and other HCPs
legal record of recommendations/actions & rationale
substantiating/determining billed services/level of care
quality, outcomes tracking

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If you didn’t document it…

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it didn’t happen

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Where do we document patient care activities?

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patient medical record
EMR
MTM platforms
Type & Faxed to provider in another organization
Annotated on Rx

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4
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Structured Communication HCPs see

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benefits
quickly find information
format helps writer avoid omissions
templates, efficiency, compliance, reporting for Quality improvement/research

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Unstructured Communication HCPs see

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narrative notes

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What is TITRS and what does it stand for?

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structure documentation type
Title
Introduction
Text
Recommendation
Signature

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What is FARM and what does it stand for?

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structured documentation type
Findings
Assessment
Recommendations/Resolutions
Monitoring

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What is SOAPE and what does it stand for?

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type of structured documentation
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
Education

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What is SBARO and what does it stand for?

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type of structured documentation
Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
Outcomes

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What are soap notes and what is the goal of them?

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concise report of the pertinent details from your encounter

goal: justify and document your assessment of and plan to manage/monitor each of the patients conditions

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When to do a full soap note?

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documenting initial encounters
cases where note is the only record of information gathered
comprehensive medication reviews

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When to do an abbreviated soap note

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documenting focused/follow-up encounters
communicating recommendations to others
modifier significant/pertinent before note components

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Subjective (SOAP)

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descriptive info that cannot be confirmed by diagnostic tests/ procedures

patient/caregiver reported info

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Objective (SOAP Notes)

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data that can be measured objectively
practitioner observations, labels, info from clinical databases

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Assessment (SOAP notes)

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summarizes the pharmacists evaluation of the collected subjective and objective info
sets up the problems to be addressed by the plan

organized by disease state in a numbered list, most to least urgent

incorporate evidence-based goals of care

asses possible causes of drug therapy problems, diseases states, and medications

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Plan (SOAP Notes)

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parallels, assessment, and states how each problem will be addressed
new, changed, discontinued, or maintained therapies
education
monitoring/follow up/referrals
use collaborative language and consider scope of practice
use active voice and start with verbs

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Chief complaint (CC)

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introduces patient, care setting, and reason for encounter

18
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History of Present Illness (HPI)

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a chronological, accurate recent history relating to chief complaint

19
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pertinent positives

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used to rule-in an assessment
part of HPI

20
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pertinent negatives

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used to rule-out other possible assessments or to establish that patient is not experiencing a particular adverse event or does not have a contraindication to therapy

part of HPI

21
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Past medical history (PMH)

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distinguish current vs resolved health conditions
may also be current medical history

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Surgical History

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think whether relevant or not to encounter
give dates if available

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Medication list/history

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name, strength, dosage form, route, frequency, duration
include OTCs and dietary supplements
may use a table

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Allergies

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could be known as NKDA or NKA
may note intolerances separately

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Immunization history

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includes type of vaccine and date received

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Family history

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first-degree relatives, who has which conditions, age or cause of death

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Social History

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tobacco/nicotine
EtOH
Illicit/recreational drug use
diet/physical activity
sexual history
psychosocial factors/ social determinants

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Review of Systems

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head to toe review checking for symptoms
comprehensive medication reviews
may be targeted to areas of concern in disease/mgmt visits

29
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What goes in the objective category?

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vital signs - with date, time, AND units
height & weight
labs
clinical calculations
physical exams
diagnostic tests
meds/immunizations

30
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What does SBAR stand for?

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Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation

31
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You should avoid words that imply care/products were

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substandard, incorrect

32
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Do patients have access to their EMR portal or medical records?

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yes

33
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If you make an error should you erase it?

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no, single line strike through

34
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Pharmacist eCARE plan

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uniform documentation
data can be pulled from systems and sent elsewhere