As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Home Infusion Therapy Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Progress Notes. MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Progress Notes:

	POLICY: The client home care medical record will include documentation of communications regarding conclusions and findings of client medication monitoring, documentation of actions and interventions, client response to treatment and outcomes associated with drug therapy. PROCEDURE: The pharmacy chart will include clinical progress notes for each client. Communication or activities to be documented in the progress notes include: Initial assessment information Client's current condition Outcomes and responses to medication and treatment Rationale for revising the Pharmacy plan of care,...
Second excerpt:
	...progress notes. The forms may include preprinted case conference notes, or the Summary of Client Status Form. The following information will be included in each progress note: Client's name Date of progress note Name of persons interaction occurred with Method of communication Actual events to be documented Signature of staff member charting Documentation will be clear and concise. Handwritten notes will be legible. Progress notes will be written and filed in the client record...