Medical Recordkeeping for Veterinarians (DRIP129) Self StudyCourse Open: February 20, 2023-April 30, 2025
Total CE Credit: 6
RACE Category: 6 hour Non-Medical
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Tuition: VIN Member $138 |
Course Information:
This course is designed for veterinarians seeking to fulfill Continuing Education requirements for license renewal. Emphasis is given to accurately and efficiently completing medical records, from the perspective of a practicing veterinarian, practice owner, and lawyer. This course uses real life example cases for practicality and actual state laws to highlight the legal requirements of veterinarians. The course uses high-quality audio/video and a full suite of resources to aid the learning experience. Medical records are something every veterinarian does every day. This course helps improve efficiency while maintaining high-quality legal medical records. To earn a certificate of completion the participant must complete all learning modules and score 80% or better on the end-of-course test. Completion of the course will take a minimum of 656 minutes. Participants must complete the participation requirements by April 30, 2025 to be eligible for a certificate. To learn more about the requirements for earning a Self Study CE certificate, please refer to Self Study CE Certificate Requirements.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- Describe which practice records compose the medical record
- Understand the doctrine of informed consent and its effect on veterinary practice and client communications
- Describe what information should be included in the medical record.
- Describe efficiency and effective techniques used to create high quality records
- Understand the VCPR, confidentiality requirements, storage requirements and other state law requirements
- Identify common mistakes in medical records and their impact on court cases
Level and Prerequisites: This basic drip.vet/VIN CE self-study course is open for enrollment to veterinarians actively interested in creating and maintaining accurate medical records. This course is open to VIN members only.
Credit Approval: This non-interactive course is approved for 6 hour of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 20-981038)
Course Agenda: Module 1:Medical Recordkeeping for Veterinarians
Total Time: 32 minutes
Video: 32 minutes
Module 2:Requirements
Total Time: 83 minutes
Video: 83 minutes
Module 3:Format
Total Time: 54 minutes
Video: 54 minutes
Module 4:Client Communications
Total Time: 58 minutes
Video: 58 minutes
Module 5:Good Practices
Total Time: 38 minutes
Video: 38 minutes
Module 6:Case Examples
Total Time: 41 minutes
Video: 41 minutes
Module 7:Additional Resources
Total Time: 30 minutes
Video: 30 minutes
Module 8: End of Course Test
Total Time: 20 minutes
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. Module 9: Course Evaluation
To learn more about the requirements for earning a Self Study CE certificate, please refer to Self Study CE Certificate Requirements.
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Tuition: VIN Member $138 |
*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center. Enrollment qualifications for drip.vet/VIN CE Self Study courses:
- drip.vet/VIN CE courses are open to VIN members.
- Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a drip.vet/VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses.
- Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to starting the course. If you wish to withdraw after you have started this self-study course, please contact the VSPN office 800-846-0028, ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund. *For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog. Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357