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Section Navigation Part 5 of 26 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. 7. Mode B — guided documentation prompts 10. Subjective — ask 11. Objective — observe 12. Measure 13. 8. Interventions performed 14. 9. Patient and caregiver teaching 15. 10. Response and reassessment 16. 11. Physician or provider notification 17. 12. Red flags and emergency escalation 18. 13. Skilled-need justification 19. 14. Medical-necessity statement 20. 15. Homebound relevance 21. 16. Weak vs. strong documentation 22. 17. Common audit and denial risks 23. Smart phrases 24. Normal narrative bank — stable / at-baseline 25. Abnormal narrative bank — focused / at-risk 26. 19. Sources and clinical references Previous Next Required data to chart Respiratory rate with pattern and effort · breath sounds by field · SpO2 with room-air value and device/flow · cough and sputum description · dyspnea characterization · speech · device use and technique · medication reconciliation · functional tolerance.
Section Navigation Part 5 of 26 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. 7. Mode B — guided documentation prompts 10. Subjective — ask 11. Objective — observe 12. Measure 13. 8. Interventions performed 14. 9. Patient and caregiver teaching 15. 10. Response and reassessment 16. 11. Physician or provider notification 17. 12. Red flags and emergency escalation 18. 13. Skilled-need justification 19. 14. Medical-necessity statement 20. 15. Homebound relevance 21. 16. Weak vs. strong documentation 22. 17. Common audit and denial risks 23. Smart phrases 24. Normal narrative bank — stable / at-baseline 25. Abnormal narrative bank — focused / at-risk 26. 19. Sources and clinical references Previous Next 