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Incomplete and Aberrant Medical Records – a Serious Concern Medical records being vital with regard to provision of appropriate patient care, and also with regard to their use in medical litigation have to complete in all respects. When submitted for medical record review, inconsistencies and errors in the medical records pose serious issues. Such erratic medical records have always remained a big problem for the government, insurance companies, lawyers, physician organizations and others that have to handle these on a daily basis. In spite of the grave consequences, many practitioners in hospitals and managed care organizations continue to disregard the rules and regulations pertaining to medical records and carry on apathetically. They wake up and complete the medical charts only when threatened by some form of disciplinary action. However, a clarification from the National Practitioner Data Bank requires physicians to keep their medical records up to date and completed. According to this, a 31-day suspension based on a practitioner’s incomplete medical records would be reportable “if the failure to complete medical records is related to the physician’s professional competence or conduct and adversely affects or could adversely affect a patient’s health or welfare.” The Data Bank has warned hospitals and other reporting entities that medical record suspensions should come under professional review http://www.mosmedicalrecordreview.com/
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