Bad Finger, Good Documentation
- Author
- CRICO
- Published
- Sat 30 Nov 2024
- Episode Link
- https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Podcasts/2024/Bad-Finger-Good-Documentation
A patient sued her hand surgeon, claiming the surgical approach increased the chance that their finger wouldn’t fully heal from a prior fracture. The defense leaned on contemporaneous clinical notes and documentation of the consent process to achieve a defense verdict.
