Tag: neglect

Patient Safety: Documentation

One of the most important actions for medical providers in the situation described last week is meticulous and frequent documentation of every interaction with the patient. All treatment, instructions, evaluations, physical observations, and advice not to leave must be clearly documented in the records. In the New York case, scrupulous documentation was extremely helpful to the defense. […]

Patient Safety: Intoxication Case Scenario

In July, our monthly topic was a typical scenario that a patient will go through when they call 911. This month, we are going to see what happens when a severely intoxicated patient comes into the hospital and what the responsibility of the healthcare providers is in terms of patient safety. We will investigate the legal […]