Online Companion: Nursing Fundamentals: Caring & Clinical Decision Making

Web Sites
Chapter 16: Documentation and Reporting

AISHealth.com
http://www.AISHealth.com/
Provides information about compliance with Medicare rules and regulations, including documentation.

Hospital Soup’s Nursing Managers’ page
http://www.HospitalSoup.com/
Offers extensive information about documentation and accreditation, including a listserv for nurse managers.

American Nursing Informatics Association
http://www.ania.org/
Presents information about nursing informatics as a career, certification, and membership in the association.

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
http://www.jcaho.org/
Provides information about the standards necessary for accreditation; documentation is integrated throughout the standards.

Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession
http://www.nursinglaw.com/
Offers two articles on the legal implications of charting.