Charting Omissions: Not Documented, Not Done

Charting omissions

The cross-examination of the nurse defendant begins with these questions: “What is the purpose of clinical documentation?” “What are the responsibilities of the professional nurse to record in the medical records?” “I direct your attention to the neurovascular flowsheet for 10-12-23. We’ve established that you were taking care of the patient on that date, correct?”…

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Sexual Abuse Cases in Nursing Homes: Hidden Challenges

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Does the story behind sexual abuse cases help or harm your case? LNCs and attorney focus on the critical intricacies of nursing home abuse cases, as detailed in the chapter Torn Veils of Protection: The Hidden Challenges of Sexual Abuse Cases in Nursing Homes in Medical Record Analysis, volume 3.   Deneene Bradford emphasizes the…

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Mechanisms of Injury in Motor Vehicle Collisions

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Mechanisms of Injury in Motor Vehicle Collisions Mechanisms of injury refers to how traumatic forces affect the human body, causing injury. How can LNCs help attorneys with motor vehicle crash cases? You will need an understanding of the various forces exerted upon the vehicles and occupants (humans riding in the vehicle) in multiple configurations of…

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Medical Record Analysis: A Guide for Attorneys by Expert LNCs

  Medical Record Analysis – What is it? How do you decipher the often complex issues associated with medical cases? How do you make sense of often indecipherable medical records? And how do you tease apart the liability of these cases? Have you felt frustrated by the sheer amount of medical details involved in litigation?…

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DME Report Writing: A Comparative Analysis

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DME Report Writing In Defense Medical Exams (DMEs), the significance of the reports prepared by the examining physician and the Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) who observed the exam cannot be overstated. These reports serve as crucial documentation that can significantly influence the outcome of legal proceedings. Understanding how these reports coincide or differ is essential…

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Dumpster Diving Difficulties

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I couldn’t believe what I heard. “The records you just threw away? They are the only copy that exists.” The defense attorney hired my LNC company to create summaries and other work products for a case involving multidistrict litigation. The plaintiffs alleged their back injuries were due to defective pedicle plates and screws. Over 100…

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Your LNC Report’s Appearance

Your LNC report’s appearance is critical to providing what your client needs. Let’s look at how you can successfully create and present your LNC report. Join me in an aspect of macroscopic editing: finetuning the overall look of the work product. The recommendations below, while specifically written with reports in mind, can apply to any…

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How to Focus on the Needs of Your Attorney Audience

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You have an opportunity to speak to an attorney audience. You want to make a great presentation. The surest way to add value to the attorney’s understanding of medical issues is to identify how you can use your expertise to help your attorney audience. Check out these tips: Speak to the needs of your audience.…

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7 Tips for Organizing Paper Medical Records

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Following these tips will help make the job of organizing paper medical records easier. Use a consistent format One of the biggest tips in organizing medical records is to use a consistent format. It is easier to locate information when you develop a pattern of placing the same sections of the medical record in the…

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Brooks Ayers falsified medical records

Brooks Ayers may have used a computer to falsify his cancer records

Tampering with medical records is much more often the act of a healthcare professional desperate to hide the facts of a case. In a bizarre twist, Brooks Ayers falsified cancer records from a facility that never treated him. Who is he? For people like me who do not watch TV, Brooks Ayers is a guy…

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