Description
Not much will inspire a jury more to punish the defendant than finding out someone has falsified nursing home medical records to cover up patient neglect or bad outcomes. Even more so if future caregivers relied on false records to make treatment decisions. But falsification happens more frequently than many attorneys realize, notwithstanding the advent of electronic medical records.
Often people falsifying medical records want to make it as difficult as possible to spot, so counsel reviewing these records have to know what constitutes "badges" of falsification. Honest updates to medical records with appropriate dates and explanations may well be necessary, so it is important to recognize what types of changes in records are and are not concerning.
If falsification is suspected, then plaintiff's counsel needs to have a strategic, pre-planned course of action to expose it and use it for maximum effect.
Listen as this panel offers guidance on the signs of record falsification, when and how to investigate, and how to strategically use evidence of falsification.
Presented By
With over $45 million in settlements and verdicts since 2003, Mr. Morris has handled a number of high-profile cases for clients in Tennessee and across the south involving wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury. He has obtained for clients 11 separate seven-figure settlements, 15 separate settlements over $700,000, and recently obtained a $900,000 verdict for the family of a woman neglected at a Memphis-area nursing home in December, 2009. Nursing abuse and neglect cases represented include injury, preventable falls, dehydration, food poisoning, bed sores, sexual molestation and rape, chemical restraints, and wrongful death.
Ms. Schall concentrates her practice on civil litigation claims for nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, and personal injury.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- Defining falsification of medical records
- Reasons for falsification
- Frequently falsified categories of data
- What to look for to uncover falsification
- Strategies for savvy investigation
- Using evidence of falsification
- Addressing explanations, defenses, or mitigation arguments
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How should necessary modifications to the medical record be made and documented?
- Who is normally authorized to make changes?
- What issues arise when the persons making fraudulent changes cannot be found?
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