Quinn, Campion

The medical record as a forensic resource / Campion Quinn - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, 2005 - xi, 277 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

What is the medical chart? -- Acquiring the medical chart / Karen Fielder -- Authorization for release of medical information -- Determining what is missing from the medical chart -- How to examine an individual medical chart -- Face sheet -- Consent forms -- Living will/power of attorney -- Preadmission records -- Ambulance call report -- Emergency department record -- Admission note -- Physician order sheet -- Progress note -- Consultation note -- Anesthesia note -- Procedure note -- Discharge summary -- Radiology report -- Laboratory and pathology reports -- Autopsy report -- Nursing notes -- Medical policies -- Incident reports -- Medication errors / Kim Zammit -- The medical chart as evidence / Edward Birnbaum and Carl Grasso -- Tampering or falsification -- Malpractice basics -- Pain and suffering -- Personal injury claims

0763727598 (pbk.) RM192.76


Forms and Records Control--methods
Medical Records--legislation & jurisprudence
Forensic Medicine--methods

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