Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to note writing
  • Writing in a medical record
  • Medical terminology
  • Using abbreviations
  • The patient/client management note : writing history
  • The patient/client management note : writing the systems review
  • The patient/client management note : documenting tests and measures
  • The SOAP note : stating the problem
  • The SOAP note : writing subjective (S)
  • The SOAP note : writing objective (O)
  • Writing the evaluation
  • Writing the diagnosis
  • Writing the prognosis
  • Writing expected outcomes (long term goals)
  • Writing anticipated goals (short term goals)
  • Documenting planned interventions
  • Overview of the medical record
  • Legal aspects of the medical record
  • Reimbursement
  • Applications and variations in note writing
  • Alternatives : documentation forms, Medicare forms, and computerized documentation
  • The future : documentation using the ICF system.