Lack of documentation most common reason for malpractice suits

NEW ORLEANS – Sixty percent of malpractice claims result from poor documentation, according to presenters here at SECO 2022.
“It’s not that we did anything wrong; we just didn’t document what we did,” Katie Gilbert Spear, OD, JD, MPH, said.
“Most commonly, a ‘failure to timely diagnose’ was not the result of lack of clinical judgment or expertise,” co-presenter April Jasper, OD, FAAO, said. “It was the result of the failure to follow up on a test result, missed appointment or telephone message.”
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NEW ORLEANS – Sixty percent of malpractice claims result from poor documentation, according to presenters here at SECO 2022.
“It’s not that we did anything wrong; we just didn’t document what we did,” Katie Gilbert Spear, OD, JD, MPH, said.
“Most commonly, a ‘failure to timely diagnose’ was not the result of lack of clinical judgment or expertise,” co-presenter April Jasper, OD, FAAO, said. “It was the result of the failure to follow up on a test result, missed appointment or telephone message.”
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