Affinity Health Services to Serve as PACAH Webinar Presenter
Affinity Health Services is privileged to serve as a webinar presenter with PACAH’s Summer Webinar series. In today’s litigious culture, documentation in the medical record is the primary source utilized when it comes to trying defend the care and services that have been provided. This session is geared toward providing strategies and key elements in medical record documentation to meet the challenges of documenting.
Angela Huffman, Clinical Coordinator with Affinity will hold an essential webinar session focused on ‘Defensive Documentation’ which will be held on Tuesday, July 14th at 1p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Learning objectives will consist of: Review the role of the medical record in litigation.
- Describe key requirements of a defensible medical record.
- Understand how the medical record is used to prove/disprove allegations.
To register for this webinar series please visit the PACAH website http://www.pacahpa.org/Pages/PACAH-Webinars.aspx
Angela Huffman, RN , WCC — Clinical Services Coordinator
Angela brings over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and long-term care field. Angela began her career as a Quality Assurance State Surveyor for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Subsequent to the State Survey position, Angela began her career as both an Assistant Director and Director of Nursing for two skilled nursing facilities. After a short stint in a Primary Care Center, Angela returned to Long Term Care and gained over 17 years of experience as a Clinical Services Consultant and Compliance Field Investigator for a large for-profit chain. As the Compliance Investigator she served a region of 68 long term care facilities spanning 8 states. Prior to joining Affinity, Angela’s most recent position was as a specialized paralegal, conducting comprehensive medical record reviews and analysis. Angela has also achieved a Certificate of Training in Infection Prevention in the Long-Term Care Setting.