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This material is intended to assist peer professionals as they strive to improve the quality of documentation. This information must be understood as a tool for improving documentation, rather than an exhaustive statement of an employer’s legal obligations, which are defined by statute, regulations, and standards. Please consult state guidance documents and state oversight agencies for specific requirements.  \n2  \nPRESENTERS  \nYvette Kelly  \nDirector of Strategy and Healthcare  \nInnovation NYU McSilver Institute  \nMaria G. Fuentes  \nFamily Peer Training  \nSpecialist NYU McSilver Institute  \n3  \nAGENDA  \n Why Documentation Matters  \n Fundamental Principles of Documentation  The Progress Note  \n Reflecting Peer Values in Progress Notes  Strategies to Strengthen Documentation  \n4  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES  \na) Identify why documentation is important in mental health service delivery.  \nb) Specify what information should be and should not be included in quality Medicaid billable progress notes.  \nc) Detail how progress notes can reflect peer values.  \nd) Identify strategies to support effective documentation practices.  \n5  \nTell Us About You!  \nDirector/Manager  \nNon-Peer Provider  \nPeer Support Provider  \nPeer Supervisor  \nOther  \n6  \nTHE RECORD  \n● It is impossible to predict if or when records might be requested to be inspected by interested parties  \n● At anytime a record must be ready for inspection  \n7  \nTHE RECORD  \nWhat is it?  \n• Refers to the records of care, treatment, or services provided to an individual and/or family by behavioral health service agencies.  \n• Contains demographic information  \n• Describes care, treatment, or services provided  \nWho does it?  \n• Behavioral health care professionals (i.e. Care Managers, Drug and Alcohol Counselors, Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, Physicians, Clinicians, and Peer Providers)  \n• External providers when specialty testing or examinations are required  \n• Individuals served when completing forms and questionnaires and collaboratively working with providers to collaborative detail their challenges and progress.  \nWhen is it done  \n• Beginning, end, and throughout the care, treatment, or services experience.  \n• Documented on a regular basis, as needed, and quickly as possible to avoid delays in care, treatment, or services.  \nWhere is it done  \n• In Behavioral Health Care organizations (any setting where behavioral healthcare is provided)  \n• Documented when services are provided in person, virtually, at home, and in the community.  \n8  \nEXPECTATIONS FOR DOCUMENTING SERVICES  \n• The agency is responsible for the actual health record, while the individual and family contribute to its content  \n• Generally, this task is considered part of the service provision and is included in administrative costs  \n• As a Behavioral Health Professional, you are required to maintain high quality documentation related to the services you are contracted to, and subsequently  \nprovide  \n• Knowing what and how to document is the key to being efficient in this task  \n9  \n“  \nProper documentation reflects the quality of care that you give to  \nindividuals and is evidence that you acted as required or ordered. (Yu, 2015, p.3)  \n10","cbCaiqr12DI6gEWn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqr12DI6gEWn","pdf",2964192,69,"English","# Agenda\n## Why Documentation Matters\n## Fundamental Principles of Documentation\n## The Progress Note\n## Reflecting Peer Values in Progress Notes\n## Strategies to Strengthen Documentation\n# Learning Objectives\n## Documentation importance in mental health delivery\n## Quality Medicaid billable progress notes\n## Progress notes reflecting peer values\n## Strategies for effective documentation practices\n# The Record\n## What is it?\n## Who does it?\n## When is it done?\n## Where is it done?\n# Expectations for Documenting Services","[{\"question\":\"Why do progress notes matter in mental health service delivery?\",\"answer\":\"They support evidence of required or ordered action, reflect the quality of care provided, and help improve documentation quality for peer professionals.\"},{\"question\":\"What should quality Medicaid billable progress notes include or exclude?\",\"answer\":\"They should include appropriate required documentation details and exclude information that is not permitted, focusing on quality and compliance for Medicaid billable notes.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is responsible for completing and maintaining the record?\",\"answer\":\"The agency maintains the actual health record, while behavioral health professionals and individuals served contribute content and collaborate when forms and questionnaires are completed.\"}]","The Art of Progress Notes - read online free | PDF",1791924123,24]