Medical Errors: A Leading Cause of Death in the US
The electronic medical record was implemented to try and reduce the number of medical errors by providing continuity of care as well as a solution to the problem of deciphering illegible handwriting. Over the past several years, most physician offices and hospitals have converted to utilizing this type of charting system. However, in a study…
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Recent Case Law and the Electronic Medical Record
In 2005, President George W. Bush mandated the use of the electronic medical record (EMR) causing nearly every health care facility to convert from paper records to the EMR. Two recent (2011) court decisions may impact the standard of care and provide some guidance on how to handle EMR litigation. Embedded Warnings Many EMR systems…
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Pseudotumor Cerebri vs Hydrocephalus; Is There a Difference?
A case I worked on recently for a client with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) had concurrent notations for a diagnosis of hydrocephalus, which led me to question the difference between the two. What distinguishes one from the other and how can our client establish PTC as the cause of her problems and the resulting Ventriculoperitoneal (VP)…
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