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EMR Charting "Creates New Areas of Liability" for EPs

Time-stamped electronic medical record (EMR) entries became the primary focus during a meeting with a patients family and their attorneys at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, in which concerns were being addressed about a patients adverse outcome after a procedure performed in the emergency department (ED).

Read more about EMR Charting "Creates New Areas of Liability" for EPs - ED Legal Letter – July 1, 2014

Failure to Diagnose Stroke Claims Have These Fact Patterns

Failure to diagnose ischemic stroke is a common allegation in claims against emergency physicians (EPs) even in emergency departments (EDs) at Primary Stroke Centers, according to Gary Mims, JD, a partner at Sickels, Frei and Mims in Fairfax, VA.

Read more about Failure to Diagnose Stroke Claims Have These Fact Patterns - ED Legal Letter – July 1, 2014