Fourth Edition, is the only text to integrate coverage of the legal responsibilities of rehabilitation professionals with basic, essential advice on how to effectively document patient care activities from intake through discharge. This resource thoroughly covers the basics of documentation and includes many exemplars, cases, and forms, as well as a sample abbreviations used in rehabilitation settings. This book covers all the bases from ethics, to practical aspects of patient care documentation, to relevant and salient legal implications and illustrative case examples that will help students excel in practice.

Revised edition of: Legal aspects of documenting patient care for rehabilitation professionals / Ronald W. Scott. 3rd ed. c2006.

Patient care documentation within the legal environment -- Clinical patient care documentation methods and management -- The patient care record in legal proceedings -- Patient care record informed consent documentation issues -- Patient care documentation and clinical quality-risk management programs and initiatives -- Current issues in patient care documentation.