Chapter 8 Substance Abuse HMT110

Case Study:

Sarah Johnson is the health information manager for the Columbus County Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, a CARF-accredited, publicly funded treatment facility. As a member of the quality improvement (QI) committee, Sarah has been reviewing client records, focusing on written clinical assessments and treatment plans. The QI committee is interested in evaluating how consistently the clinicians document appropriate treat- ment goals based on the information found in the clini- cal assessment. One of the records that Sarah reviewed is an outpa- tient record for Ann Wilson, a 24-year-old female client enrolled in the centers womens program. Based on the following summaries of Ms. Wilsons clinical assessment and treatment plan, what specific feedback should Sarah give to the committee? Do the treatment goals and ob- jectives relate to the persons goals? Are they written in measurable terms? Do they specify treatment interven- tions and their frequency?

For this discussion, you must first post your answer before viewing the other answers. Complete the Case Study at the end of Chapter 8 (pp. 313-314). The records and files are listed below the case study questions. Review the records and answer the case study questions using critical thinking skills and substantive responses. Refer to concepts described in the text.

There are four questions to discuss:

• What specific feedback should Sarah give to the committee?
• Do the treatment goals and objectives relate to the person's goals? If so, how? If not, why not?
• Are they written in measurable terms? If so, what are the measures? If not, how are they written?
• Do they specify treatment interventions and their frequency? What are the treatment interventions and frequencies?

With an average of 50 words each (about one or two sentences), your total word count should be no less than 200 words (not including the questions). Please use proper grammar and complete sentences. Post your answers in the forum and review the answers of your classmates.