Objectives
Studying and applying the material in this chapter will help you to:
* List and explain the purposes of medical documentation
* List the characteristics of good medical documentation
* Explain the proper method for correcting errors on medical records
* List the various sources of information that may be found in a medical record
* Describe three different formats used for progress notes
* Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each progress note format
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