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Category Archives: Tampering with evidence
Plaintiff winner #4: Sexual assault
How do sexual predators gain access to vulnerable patients? They may come in the form of an employee, visitor, staffing agency employee, or patient. The healthcare facility is obligated to know who it hires to provide care. Criminal background checks … Continue reading
Plaintiff winner #3: Dropped during transfer
The sound of a body hitting the floor can bring healthcare providers running. When the sound occurs when a nurse or aide drops a patient during transfer, the next sound may be, “Oh no.” This type of fall may occur … Continue reading
Posted in CMS never events, Damages, Medical errors, Medical malpractice, Nursing home, Nursing malpractice, Pain and suffering, Patient safety, Tampering with evidence
Tagged dropped during transfer, dropped while anesthetized, pathological fracture, patient fall, spontaneous fracture
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Plaintiff winner #2: Suicide in the Hospital
Suicide in hospitals is more common than you think. The Joint Commission reports it is the second most commonly reported sentinel event with 816 events reported as of June 30, 2010. Most of these suicides occur in psychiatric hospitals, followed … Continue reading
Pat Iyer’s 9 tips on detecting altered medical records Part 5
• Examine logs or communication books kept at the nursing station of some nursing homes. I found a note in a nursing home communication book that stated, “When you recopy the nurses’ notes, leave enough room for the night shift … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Risk Management, Legal nurse consulting, Medical errors, Medical malpractice, Medical records, Nursing malpractice, Tampering with evidence, Trial lawyer skills
Tagged altered medical records, altered records, spoliation of evidence, spoliation of medical records, tampering with medical records
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Pat Iyer’s 7 tips on detecting altered medical records part 4
• Look for the “too good to be true” pattern of documentation. For example, the patient was steadily losing weight but supposedly consuming 100 percent of his 2000 calories per day diet. • Note entries that are self-serving and needlessly … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Risk Management, Legal nurse consulting, Medical errors, Medical malpractice, Medical records, Nursing malpractice, Tampering with evidence, Trial lawyer skills
Tagged altered medical records, altered records, spoliation of medical records, tampering with medical records
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Pat Iyer’s Dirty Dozen Tips for Detecting Altered Medical Records Part 3
• Examine handwriting to see if there are obvious changes in the appearance of the writing within an entry. Another thing to look for is a change in style. If notes are sloppily written and suddenly a page of neatly … Continue reading
Pat Iyer’s Dirty Dozen Tips for Detecting Altered Medical Records Part 2
• Compare the nursery records generated at birth with those sent to the hospital to which the baby is transferred. • Review the copies of hospital records found within a physician’s office records with those supplied by the hospital. • … Continue reading
Pat Iyer’s Dirty Dozen Tips for Detecting Altered Records Part 1
• Determine if the entries are in correct sequences and the date is within the correct time frame. For example, a physician recopying an office note may inadvertently use the year that the change is being made, rather than the … Continue reading
