Interprofessional Grand Rounds: Legal Implications in Healthcare Documentation

Pittsburgh, PA US

This in-service will provide healthcare providers with knowledge related to legal implications in healthcare. Additionally, attendees will be informed on appropriate situations to enter RiskMaster, utilizing eRecord and email communication. 

Target Audience

Nurses and Social Workers 

Learning Objectives

The learner will be able to articulate how their documented comments can be viewed from a litigation perspective E.g. "CCM Aware" or "MD Aware"

The learner will be able to understand the proper utilization of when to enter events into RiskMaster , eRecord documentation, or email communication

The learner will be able to verbalize the difference between the consequences of being sued versus being reported to the state by challenging patients and/or families

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/25/2024
Course expires: 
07/16/2024
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
300 Halket St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States

Chaton Turner, Esq. 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (ANCC) - The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour.

Social Work (ASWB) - As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1  continuing education credits.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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