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Clinical Notation: Documentation for clients in treatment - CASAT

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Progress NotesEvery therapeutic event should be properly documented <strong>in</strong>NHIPPS. Progress notes are tools to allow cl<strong>in</strong>icians to trackthe progress of each client <strong>in</strong> <strong>treatment</strong>. They also allowproviders to track the services be<strong>in</strong>g delivered by theirprograms. Agency per<strong>for</strong>mance statistics are also countedfrom the units of service recorded <strong>in</strong> the progress notes.NOTE: SAPTA uses progress notes to tally the service unitsand track provider per<strong>for</strong>mance toward their negotiatedscopes of work. Each provider makes a commitment toSAPTA to treat a certa<strong>in</strong> number of <strong>clients</strong> and offer acomprehensive system of <strong>treatment</strong> services. SAPTA alsoexam<strong>in</strong>es contents of client files and reviews appropriatenessof client activities and documentation.

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