Why are checkboxes bad for progress notes?

Have you heard that checkboxes are bad for progress notes because they don't meet medical necessity for insurance requirements? Or maybe you've used checkboxes in your therapy progress notes but notice each case note tends to sound the same week by week.

In this livestream Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey of QA Prep reviews ethical and time saving ways to use checkboxes for your progress notes... while also meeting insurance requirements and creating meaningful case notes that can help you in the long run.

Want to see an example of how to easily use checkboxes? Click this link to download Maelisa's therapy interventions list: https://www.qaprep.com/therapy-interv...

Other mental health documentation resources mentioned in this video:
Click here to download the progress statement handout: https://www.qaprep.com/progress-state...

Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:20 Where to use checkboxes
04:07 Agenda for the livestream
04:49 Good vs bad checkboxes
08:32 Checkboxes in different sections of the note
10:20 Starter sentences
11:04 Will insurance approve checkboxes?
13:02 Biggest mistake people make with checkboxes
18:00 Other options if you don't like checkboxes
18:48 Next week's livestream topic!
19:40 Your number one resource for notes
20:54 Audience Q&A