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A standardized nutrition care process and language are essential components of a conceptual model to guide and document nutrition care and patient outcomes
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Vol. 104Issue 12p1878–1884Published in issue: December, 2004
- Nancy Hakel-Smith
- Nancy M. Lewis
Cited in Scopus: 75
Documentation of clinical services within health care systems has become increasingly significant because greater amounts of information are now required by accrediting agencies, third-party payers, researchers, and others in their evaluation of patient care and because of the increasing emphasis on patient outcomes. Given the multiple users who depend on health care information in the patient record, it is imperative that clinical nutrition practitioners implement a standardized nutrition care process and language to document comprehensively and communicate meaningful information concerning their role in improving patient outcomes.