Medical student documentation in the medical record: A liability?

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-364

  Gliatto, Peter ^a   Masters, Philip ^b   Karani, Reena ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chart note; Documentation; Electronic medical record; Medical record; Medical student; Progress note

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BILLING AND CLAIMS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TIME MANAGEMENT;

CURRICULUM; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70049083055     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 19317581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20130     Document Type: Review

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