Documentation Ink question

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Dear colleagues-

This question may seem somewhat antiquated, but for those of us who have not yet

made the transition to electronic documentation, has anyone begun to complete

documentation in BLUE ink rather than the old black?

This question came up because the last two new staff I have oriented ( and not

explicitly said- " use black ink " ) both have written their notes in blue on the

first day. And when I questioned the new PTA student , who also wrote his

notes in blue, he indicated that the facility where he works as an ATC does ALL

their documentation in Blue. The rationale for using blue is it is a way to

help differentiate between the original and a copy.

I am questioning whether we need to switch to blue , until we go electronic (

which may be a while).

Thanks

Marcy Stalvey, PT, MS, NCS

Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221