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Perspective

Jun. 11, 2016

Practical tips to avoid legal risk associated with medical records

Legal counsel should help health care provider-clients develop effective and compliant medical documentation programs to encourage accuracy and maximum payment without increasing risk. By Marcia Augsburger

Marcia Augsburger

Partner
King & Spalding LLP

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By Marcia Augsburger

One of the most multi-faceted compliance challenges law firms and legal departments working with health care institutions face is assessing compliance concerns associated with programs their clients design to promote good medical record (MR) documentation. Such programs are important. Good documentation is critical to establishing quality and performance of core measures, reducing medical malpractice risk, justifying medical n...

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