The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: The Complete Paperwork Resource for Your Mental Health Practice - Softcover

Wiger, Donald E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470527781 ISBN 13: 9780470527788

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Synopsis

All the forms, handouts, and records mental health professionals need to meet documentation requirements–fully revised and updated

The paperwork required when providing mental health services continues to mount. Keeping records for managed care reimbursement, accreditation agencies, protection in the event of lawsuits, and to help streamline patient care in solo and group practices, inpatient facilities, and hospitals has become increasingly important. Now fully updated and revised, the Fourth Edition of The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook provides you with a full range of forms, checklists, and clinical records essential for effectively and efficiently managing and protecting your practice.

The Fourth Edition offers:

• Seventy-two ready-to-copy forms appropriate for use with a broad range of clients including children, couples, and families
• Updated coverage for HIPAA compliance, reflecting the latest The Joint Commission (TJC) and CARF regulations
• A new chapter covering the most current format on screening information for referral sources
• Increased coverage of clinical outcomes to support the latest advancements in evidence-based treatment
• A CD-ROM with all the ready-to-copy forms in Microsoft® Word format, allowing for customization to suit a variety of practices

From intake to diagnosis and treatment through discharge and outcome assessment, The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook, Fourth Edition offers sample forms for every stage of the treatment process. Greatly expanded from the Third Edition, the book now includes twenty-six fully completed forms illustrating the proper way to fill them out.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About this title

About the Author

DONALD E. WIGER, PHD, a psychologist, is director of a mental health clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has taught graduate psychology students for twenty years and provided training seminars to thousands of mental health professionals throughout the United States. He is the author of numerous books, including The Psychotherapy Documentation Primer, Second Edition, also from Wiley.

The paperwork required when providing mental health services continues to mount. Keeping records for managed care reimbursement, accreditation agencies, protection in the event of lawsuits, and to help streamline patient care in solo and group practices, inpatient facilities, and hospitals has become increasingly important. Now fully updated and revised, the Fourth Edition of The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook provides you with a full range of forms, checklists, and clinical records essential for effectively and efficiently managing and protecting your practice.

The Fourth Edition offers:

• Seventy-two ready-to-copy forms appropriate for use with a broad range of clients including children, couples, and families

• Updated coverage for HIPAA compliance, reflecting the latest The Joint Commission (TJC) and CARF regulations

• A new chapter covering the most current format on screening information for referral sources

• Increased coverage of clinical outcomes to support the latest advancements in evidence-based treatment

• A CD-ROM with all the ready-to-copy forms in Microsoft® Word format, allowing for customization to suit a variety of practices

From intake to diagnosis and treatment through discharge and outcome assessment, The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook, Fourth Edition offers sample forms for every stage of the treatment process. Greatly expanded from the Third Edition, the book now includes twenty-six fully completed forms illustrating the proper way to fill them out.

The paperwork required when providing mental health services continues to mount. Keeping records for managed care reimbursement, accreditation agencies, protection in the event of lawsuits, and to help streamline patient care in solo and group practices, inpatient facilities, and hospitals has become increasingly important. Now fully updated and revised, the Fourth Edition of The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook provides you with a full range of forms, checklists, and clinical records essential for effectively and efficiently managing and protecting your practice.

The Fourth Edition offers:

• Seventy-two ready-to-copy forms appropriate for use with a broad range of clients including children, couples, and families

• Updated coverage for HIPAA compliance, reflecting the latest The Joint Commission (TJC) and CARF regulations

• A new chapter covering the most current format on screening information for referral sources

• Increased coverage of clinical outcomes to support the latest advancements in evidence-based treatment

• A CD-ROM with all the ready-to-copy forms in Microsoft® Word format, allowing for customization to suit a variety of practices

From intake to diagnosis and treatment through discharge and outcome assessment, The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook, Fourth Edition offers sample forms for every stage of the treatment process. Greatly expanded from the Third Edition, the book now includes twenty-six fully completed forms illustrating the proper way to fill them out.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470527781
• ISBN 13: 9780470527788
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 336