RAP documentation: Achieve compliance
PPS Alert for Long-Term Care, September 1, 2008
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Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on the resident assessment protocols (RAP). Part one examined why RAPs are important and provided keys to using them successfully.
RAP documentation can often fall short of regulatory requirements. MDS coordinators can take the following steps to ensure that their facility has adequate RAP documentation.
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