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Utilization Of A Concurrent Query Form To Improve Clinical Documentation In A Va Facility For Patients With Stroke Or Tia, Lisa A. Keefner
Utilization Of A Concurrent Query Form To Improve Clinical Documentation In A Va Facility For Patients With Stroke Or Tia, Lisa A. Keefner
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Caring for stroke patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and transient ischemic attack (TIA) at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) acute care hospitals is a very complex process that centers on accurate documentation. Inaccurate or missing documentation leads to patient safety issues, lower quality care, and inaccurate Veteran Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) classification for reimbursement. This pilot project’s 3 problems of interest include improving provider response to clinical queries about documentation, capturing national metrics collected by the VHA, and accurately representing veterans in VERA classification. Based on a review of the literature available on patient treatment file (PTF) accuracy and …