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Section Navigation Part 5 of 25 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What the clinician must assess 4. Technique 5. Required data to chart 6. 4. Normal findings 7. 5. Abnormal findings 8. 6. Mode A — complete chartable narrative 9. Subjective — ask 10. Objective — observe 11. Measure 12. 8. Interventions performed 13. 9. Patient and caregiver teaching 14. 10. Response and reassessment 15. 11. Physician or provider notification 16. 12. Red flags and emergency escalation 17. 13. Skilled-need justification 18. 14. Medical-necessity statement 19. 15. Homebound relevance 20. 16. Weak vs. strong documentation 21. 17. Common audit and denial risks 22. Smart phrases 23. Normal narrative bank — stable / at-baseline 24. Abnormal narrative bank — focused / at-risk 25. 19. Sources and clinical references Previous Next Required data to chart Etiology and stage · length × width × depth with undermining/tunneling by clock · wound-bed tissue percentages · exudate amount, type, and odor · periwound and edges · infection signs · pain at rest and with care · dressing and offloading/compression in place · comparison to baseline and the resulting plan decision.
Section Navigation Part 5 of 25 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What the clinician must assess 4. Technique 5. Required data to chart 6. 4. Normal findings 7. 5. Abnormal findings 8. 6. Mode A — complete chartable narrative 9. Subjective — ask 10. Objective — observe 11. Measure 12. 8. Interventions performed 13. 9. Patient and caregiver teaching 14. 10. Response and reassessment 15. 11. Physician or provider notification 16. 12. Red flags and emergency escalation 17. 13. Skilled-need justification 18. 14. Medical-necessity statement 19. 15. Homebound relevance 20. 16. Weak vs. strong documentation 21. 17. Common audit and denial risks 22. Smart phrases 23. Normal narrative bank — stable / at-baseline 24. Abnormal narrative bank — focused / at-risk 25. 19. Sources and clinical references Previous Next 