Risk management strategies in physical therapy: Documentation to avoid malpractice

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-130

  Kolber, Morey ^a   Lucado, Ann M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Document management; Liability; Records management; Risk management

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; DOCUMENTATION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19944396148     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510588151     Document Type: Review

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