Documentation for Athletic Training

by Konin, Jeff G.; Frederick, Margaret

• ISBN13: 9781556426414
• ISBN10: 1556426410
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-03
• Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Summary

A necessity for today's athletic training student and professional is a solid text focusing on the skill of documentation. The search is over withDocumentation for Athletic Training, a unique and one-of-a-kind resource written specifically to teach and explain this important skill.Jeff G. Konin and Margaret Frederick are joined by many of today's top athletic training professionals to bring you the necessary elements for documentation.Inside you will find the basic principles of medical documentation, various styles of writing, legal considerations, and documentation for reimbursement. The editors also detail the many types of written documentation including evaluations, discharge summaries, injury reports, and medical releases. Enter the profession with confidence or stay ahead of the curve withDocumentation for Athletic Training, the only resource athletic trainers will need by their side. Features: Worksheets for documentation of clinical proficiencies. Standardized abbreviations. Examples of standard forms. Learning objectives for each chapter. Pearls of wisdom to highlight key points and professional advice. Common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Author Biography

Jeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and as an Assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at James Madison University. He received his undergraduate degree in Physical Education in 1988 from Eastern Connecticut State University, a Master of Education in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine from the University of Virginia in 1989, and a Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Delaware in 1994. He earned his PhD in Physical Therapy from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Dr. Konin has worked in numerous high school, college, clinic, and professional environments. His experiences have included providing care at NASCAR and rodeo events, the Olympic training center in Lake Placid, NY, professional baseball spring training, the American Basketball Association (ABA), professional baseball summer camps, and serving on the track and field medical staff for the 1996 Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games.
Dr. Konin is and has been very involved in the athletic training profession. He has served as the Vice President and Newsletter Editor for the Delaware Athletic Trainers’ Association, and as a member of the Examining Board for Physical Therapy in the state of Delaware. He has also been a committee member for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) Clinical/Industrial/Corporate athletic trainer’s committee and the reimbursement advisory group. For a number of years, Jeff was the NATA’s liason to the American Physical Therapy Association.
Dr. Konin has published numerous articles on various topics in the areas of sports medicine, athletic training, and physical therapy. He resides in Harrisonburg, Va with his wife Gina and two sons, KJ and Christopher.
Margaret A. Frederick, MS, ATC, is the Coordinator of Clinical Education and an Instructor in the Athletic Training Education Program at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. She holds a BS degree in Health Science with a concentration in Athletic Training from James Madison University, where she also earned a Master’s of Science degree in Kinesiology. Ms. Frederick is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education degree from the University of South Carolina.
A certified athletic trainer for more than a dozen years, she has experience as a high school athletic trainer and as an educator at the undergraduate and master’s levels. Other professional roles include serving as secretary of the Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association and test site administrator for the NATABOC certification examination. Ms. Frederick lives in Richmond, Va.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Acknowledgments	ix
About the Authors	xi
Contributing Authors	xiii
Preface	xv
Introduction to Documentation	1	(8)
Basic Principles of Medical Documentation	9	(6)
Types of Written Documentation	15	(10)
Styles of Writing	25	(8)
Legal Considerations in Documentation	33	(10)
Electronic Documentation	43	(10)
Documentation for Reimbursement	53	(10)
Appendix A National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification Standards for Documentation	63	(2)
Appendix B Symbols and Medical Terminology Abbreviations	65	(12)
Appendix C Worksheets for Documentation Abbreviation	77	(6)
Appendix D Worksheets for Documentation Writing Styles	83	(22)
Appendix E Commonly Used Forms---Information Forms	105	(62)
Appendix F Commonly Used Forms---Privacy Forms	167	(12)
Appendix G Commonly Used Forms---Release Forms	179	(34)
Appendix H Commonly Used Forms---Evaluation Forms	213	(10)
Appendix I Commonly Used Forms---Miscellaneous Forms	223	(14)
Index	237