About the Course
Introduction
This CLE webinar will discuss medical record falsification in nursing home cases: what it is and what it is not, how to detect and expose it, and how to use it.
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
Since 2009, Mr. Brusca has devoted his practice to representing vulnerable people and their families in abuse, neglect, and death cases in nursing homes, rehabs, assisted living facilities, group homes, and hospitals. He is one of a select few lawyers in New Jersey to truly concentrate their practice in this area. Mr. Brusca shares his knowledge on this important topic by regularly lecturing around the country and teaching other lawyers to prosecute these claims the right way. He has also been consulted by reporters and law enforcement in this field. Mr. Brusca has been published many times, including in the New Jersey Law Journal and in “Trial” – the national attorney magazine published & disseminated by the American Association for Justice.
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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
Thursday, March 12, 2026
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Defining falsification of medical records
II. Reasons for falsification
III. Frequently falsified categories of data
IV. What to look for to uncover falsification
V. Strategies for savvy investigation
VI. Using evidence of falsification
VII. 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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