WOCN® Society’s 50th Annual Conference

(PP407) Protecting Your Present and Future: Legal Issues, Being a Witness, EMR Documentation (Room 204)

05 Jun 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Professional Practice

Speaker(s): Debra Weinrich, Partner, White and Williams, LLP; Edward Beitz, Partner, White and Williams LLP

Errors and omissions in medical documentation can lead to problems in the delivery of medical care, but they can also lead to problems in defending subsequent litigation even when the care itself was properly rendered. This presentation will identify common documentation errors and omissions that are commonly seized upon by plaintiffs attorneys in litigation, strategies to avoid them, and how to deal with any documentation problems in deposition.