The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Collection of Mental Health Practice Forms, Handouts, and Records (Paperback)

by Donald E. Wiger (Author) "The mental health clinic's intake information forms elicit demographic and payment information about the client..." (more)
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Product Description
With the demands of third-party payers, as well as the need to comply with regulatory agencies in maintaining comprehensive treatment records, clinicians are faced with more paperwork than ever. Organized by stage of the treatment process (Intake; Assessment; Treatment Planning/Case Notes; Patient Handouts; and Discharge), this sourcebook contains forms a clinician may need in order to create accurate and complete clinical records. It contains both blank forms, as well as completed copies of the forms, illustrating the type of information which should be included. Also featured is an acompanying computer disk containing all of the blank forms in ready-to-use word processing files.

From the Publisher
The paperwork required when providing mental health services in the current era of third-party accountability can be quite daunting. The sourcebook is designed to help clinicians provide this documentation in a form that satisfies managed care requirements and maximizes prospects for approval of payments. Includes ready-to-use sample forms that meet the documentation requirements of virtually every managed care organization. The sourcebook also provides properly completed examples of each form, as well as a computer disk which contains word-processing versions of every form in the book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Bk&Disk edition (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471179345
• ISBN-13: 978-0471179344
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,245,383 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have..., November 9, 2006

By	J. Refvem (Mount Airy, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: The Complete Paperwork Resource for Your Mental Health Practice (Paperback)

This book was a life saver for me as I opened my solo practice this summer. Without it, I would have spent countless hours developing these forms myself. The feature that allows you to customize the forms is especially nice. I recommend this for new or veteran mental health workers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Below average software, October 6, 2007

By	JD (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: The Complete Paperwork Resource for Your Mental Health Practice (Paperback)

The software does NOT work on an iMac. When used with Windows Vista, the forms are available to customize, however, they need streamlining and updating with regard to fonts, spacing, etc. The documents don't look as if they have been updated aesthetically since the first edition of the book. Disappointing.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what it's cracked up to be...., November 11, 2007

By	Caren Corkins "seikofxr" (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: The Complete Paperwork Resource for Your Mental Health Practice (Paperback)

I was hoping that this book would have some quick & easy, down & dirty, managed care friendly forms to use, and that the enclosed disc would let me modify them for my practice. Not so. The "up to date" (please note the sarcasm!) forms entailed loads of writing - and were not anything that would help speed up the paperwork process. The disc? What a joke. If you just want to spend money, take yourself out to eat - don't waste it on this book!