title: Documentation on trial: nine ways to protect your agency.
abstract: In today's environment, home care professionals are often overwhelmed with documentation requirements. Licensure and certification surveyors, Office of Inspector General staff, third-party payors, fraud and abuse inspectors, courtroom attorneys, and others seem to scrutinize home care documentation constantly. In short, home care documentation is always "on trial." These tips can help agencies protect themselves in this environment.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004282:Documentation; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States