Medical Malpractice Matters: Medical Record M & Ms

Accurate and thorough chart documentation is extremely important not only for patient continuity of care but also for medical legal risk reduction. It is common knowledge that a large percentage of court cases involving health care practitioners rely substantially on the chart documentation to deter...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of surgical education 2009-03, Vol.66 (2), p.113-117
Hauptverfasser: Lyons, John M., MD, Martinez, Jorge A., MD, JD, O'Leary, J. Patrick, MD
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Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Documentation - standards
Fees and Charges - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Jurisprudence
Malpractice - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical History Taking
medical malpractice
medical record
Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Records - standards
Psychotic Disorders - drug therapy
Refusal to Treat - legislation & jurisprudence
Surgery
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