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Social Service Group Progress Notes

Introduction

Date of Last Review 10/13/08
SME: Director of Social Services


Social Services staff document their work with patients in the Progress Note section of the electronic medical record.

Information

The Social Services staff select some of the following information according to the type of the note required:

Date of note

Time of note

Date of group

Time of group

Master treatment plan number

Name of group

Data: gathered by observation and/or patient self-report

Assessment: measure of patient's progress toward MTP goal

Plan: course of action for continuation of treatment i.e. action toward patient's goal

Reason for patient not attending group, if applicable

Electronic Signature

Progress note completion time

The staff member must complete a progress note and enter charges into the financial system within 24 hours from scheduled group time or indicate that it is a late note.

Quality requirements

See Legibility and Unacceptable Abbreviations

Related standards

Related to regulatory standards

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