State Medical Boards Control Your Ability to Practice
Med Records Important
- Record all patient phone calls.
- Record all prescription and refills.
- Record telephone discussions/consultations with other MDs.
- Develop system to acknowledge lab reports and act upon them.
- No report should be filed until MD sees it, acts upon it and records the action.
- Failure to digest/ acknowledge lab and pathology reports are serious errors.
- Your notes should state your impressions, your treatment plan and why you are choosing that route. Record thoughts and intentions.