2021 REACH: Pressure Injury Documentation [IEM]

In contrast to how clinicians use documentation within the medical record, payers’ and governmental agencies’ use documentation within the medical record to ensure resources were utilized appropriately and to evaluate the quality of care provided. This perspective and system to evaluate care through documentation are not taught in medical school and too often are not taught in residency.

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Commercial Support:
No commercial support was received for this activity.​​​​​​

Target Audience

Physicians, Fellows, Residents,  Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists across the system.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, the learner should be able to:

•Describe the impact that accurate and specific documentation of pressure injuries can have for metrics related to safety and quality of care
•Identify updated terminology and staging of pressure injuries
•Define the documentation requirements for precise coding of pressure injuries
•Review some common pitfalls surrounding documentation of pressure injuries

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/23/2021
Course expires: 
06/30/2022

Planners/Authors: 

This activity was planned, reviewed, edited, and approved for use as the curriculum for the Baylor Scott & White Health organization by:

Author:
Dr. Yoon Skin Kim
Physician, Outpatient CDAP • Temple IP Gen Med

Planner:
Dr. Sunita Varghees
VP System Clinical Documentation Improvement

Baylor Scott & White Health

Time Review:
Dr. Srikanth Gogineni
Dr. Elizabeth Aguirre
Dr. Sameera Vohra: time review

Developer:
Brittany Gonzales

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:
*This content is not related to products or business lines of an ACCME-defined commercial interest
**There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.

Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health, designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.  It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Available Credit

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.25 Attendance
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