A Nightmare Unleashed: The Shocking Reality of Medical Identity Mix-ups
Unveiling the terrifying consequences of patient misidentification and what you can do about it.
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Medical records and documents
Missing, mistaken, and manufactured medical records
Complete, accurate medical records are important in both health care and medical malpractice claims
Texas courts can consider absent or missing medical records when determining expert report sufficiency
Medical record problems are increasingly common
Medical records, texts, and chats: The sources of physician and healthcare provider patient care documentation
Requesting any and all medical records usually isn't enough
Executing a document in Texas when physical disability prevents signing
Notary and disinterested witness rule provides a practical solution
The legal documents everyone should have in the era of COVID and beyond
Planning now can make the difference in troubling times
What you should know about HIPAA in the age of COVID and beyond
The federal health care privacy law has a narrower application than many think
How to pursue a Texas medical malpractice case when medical records are silent or missing
Getting past the initial expert stage opens up discovery tools necessary to prove the case
Proposed federal rule would improve patient access and cost for medical records
Before series of reforms, some hospitals charged patients thousands of dollars for copies of their own medical records
When it comes to patient clinical data, there are places to look other than just the medical records
Monitoring equipment may store data that aren't transferred to a patient's chart