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Timely Record Documentation Can HelpAvoid Lawsuits

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One cautionary tale of failing to comply with timely documentation involves a physician who received an after-hours call from a patient complaining of a severe headache. The physician instructed the patient to go to the emergency room (ER) for an evaluation. The patient responded, "Okay," but never went to the ER as instructed and had a massive cerebrovascular accident (CVA) later that night.

Read more in the following “Case of the Month,” published by the Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP).

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