Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: True Medical Documentation Fails

Subtitle: How a Clinical Documentation Specialist Found Humor While Reviewing Physician Documentation

Author: Darlene Maslek Colaianni

Genre: Medicine

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55113090-true-medical-documentation-fails

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

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Short Summary of the book:

Medical documentation can be the difference between understanding and misunderstanding. It can be funny, but also dangerous. Several of the examples in this book are hilarious, some just couldn’t be made out at all.

What I liked about the book:

I liked the book in its entirety. Several examples had me roaring with laughter.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

The book was enjoyable in its entirety.

My least favourite bits in the book:

There were none.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is the first book I’ve read by this author.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a book with examples of funny documentation errors/fails.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Maybe

Adult Yes

If you like funny slips of the tongue or keyboard, this book may be the book for you.

Book Description by Author:

As a Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) I reviewed documentation dictated and manually entered into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) by Physicians. So many fails. My job was to bring these fails to the attention of the doctors and help them ensure accuracy and compliance. Over several years I collected these memorable fails and wanted to share the most hilarious and puzzling ones with you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did when I came across them in a chart.

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