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Tampering with Medical Records
Identifying fraudulent medical records is essential for legal nurse consultants and attorneys alike. It is one of the most critical tasks legal nurse consultants may perform and provides us with the opportunity to use our detailed-oriented skills as we detect tampering with medical records. The discovery of fraudulent medical records changes the entire complexion of…
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The attorney tells you she has a suspicion that the medical record has fraudulent charting. She thinks the medical documentation of healthcare providers may be incomplete, untimely, illegible, or incorrect. You know that substandard documentation may itself result in an untoward outcome for the patient and thus factor into a medical negligence suit. However, what…
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Red Flags for Tampering with Medical Records What are the red flag warning signs that someone may have been tampering with medical records? Be suspicious when: the result of the injury is not consistent with the documentation; the plaintiff’s complaints are consistent with the missing information; there is a delay in or an inability to…
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