Health Sciences 2711A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter IX: Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act, Punitive Damages, Medical Record
22 Nov 2017
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Later the doctor was charged with defrauding ohip of . 7 million for services that were never provided left the country and transferred. License was suspended for 4 months: civil liability for negligent record keeping, there has been a sharp rise in the number and types of negligence claims arising from record keeping and related communication problems, e. g. C. g. h: fc and h were student with developmental delays attending same high school, kept leaving school pla(cid:374) (cid:449)as de(cid:448)eloped (cid:271)y fc"s group ho(cid:373)e staff, Information that is relevant should not be omitted because it is embarrassing or negative. Omitting relevant information exposes a professional to needless legal challenges. Information should be recorded when the intervention is undertaken, or as soon as possible thereafter. The longer the delay, the more likely it is that the record will be challenged or even ruled inadmissable: entries should be made by the person providing the service.
