I would like to know if anyone has any guidelines or advice on how to handle TP documentation when the resident dictates the note after the visit and the TP handwrites their attestation statement and signs the paper note. Both the paper clinic note and the dictated note are part of the medical record. My question is, how can the TP agree with the resident's documentation and plan of care when that record doesn't exist at the time the TP statement is written? My personal opinion is, if the TP does not want to dictate their portion of the note and continues to handwrite on the paper document; they should countersign the dictation to support that they have seen the resident's documentation and are in agreement with it. I know that countersignatures are not acceptable to support TP presence, however, I think that they should read/co-sign the dictated note to support their handwritten statement that they agree with the resident's plan of care......
Any thoughts on this?
Any thoughts on this?