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To my
knowledge, there are no mandatory thinning policies. There are thinning guidelines that are published by the American
Health Information Management Assoc. pertaining to LTC. However, it is prudent
to have this list reviewed by your Corporations or facility before
you start thinning. I agree with
you, many of the records are
becoming unmanageable. Go to www, file://A:\LTCGuidlines.him. Susan, LTC
HIM Consultant -----Original
Message----- That's part of why we developed our policy on
"worksheets" as our charts were becomig totally unmanageable with all
of the records that we were summarizing in MDS and Nurse's Notes. Mark
Abrahamson, R.N.,M.A. -----Original
Message----- Does anyone
have a policy or now of regulations in regards to what stays in the permanent
chart or what we can thin from the chart. The charts can only hold soo
much paperwork if you know what I mean and we want to make sure we are in
compliance. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in
advance. Heidi Ebertowski,R.N. MDS Care Coordinator Valley Memorial Homes Grand Forks, ND (701)787-7937 fax (701)787-7901 Confidentiality Statement: This message is intended for the sole use of the
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