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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

Why have malpractice claims – in terms of the amount of money awarded – been increasing? What can NPs do to protect themselves from malpractice claims? Document your patient care assessments, observations, communications, and actions in an objective, timely, accurate, complete, and appropriate manner. Please explain.

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What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability

American Nurse

What nurses need to know about metadata, documentation, and legal liability Metadata analysis of information in a patient’s electronic health record (EHR) has the potential to provide valuable information to attorneys in the case of a lawsuit. Avoid documentation gaps. Don’t copy and paste text from one patient’s EHR to another.

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What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability

American Nurse

What nurses need to know about metadata, documentation, and legal liability Metadata analysis of information in a patient’s electronic health record (EHR) has the potential to provide valuable information to attorneys in the case of a lawsuit. Avoid documentation gaps. Don’t copy and paste text from one patient’s EHR to another.

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What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability

American Nurse

What nurses need to know about metadata, documentation, and legal liability Metadata analysis of information in a patient’s electronic health record (EHR) has the potential to provide valuable information to attorneys in the case of a lawsuit. Avoid documentation gaps. Don’t copy and paste text from one patient’s EHR to another.

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What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability

American Nurse

What nurses need to know about metadata, documentation, and legal liability Metadata analysis of information in a patient’s electronic health record (EHR) has the potential to provide valuable information to attorneys in the case of a lawsuit. Avoid documentation gaps. Don’t copy and paste text from one patient’s EHR to another.

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

Courts increasingly recognize NPs as independent providers, which affects how liability is assigned in medical malpractice cases. The report also found that the distribution of malpractice claims against NPs involving diagnosis-related allegations rose from 32.8% of claims in 2017 to 37.1% to 35.3% (CNA & NSO, 2022).

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How To Close A Practice – The Right Way

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Use a secure, HIPAA-compliant shredding service for paper documents and hard drives containing patient files. Malpractice Insurance & Professional License: Notify your state licensing board of your upcoming office closure. Contact your malpractice insurance to notify them of the practice closure.