8 Ways Medical Record Errors Can Affect Your Health

Medical records are a type of roadmap; they help your healthcare providers know what in your medical past could be contributing to your current situation or what treatment has been tried in the past. Medical records, however, are reliant on your healthcare provider to input data and accurately record your history.  An error in your record could be considered Connecticut medical malpractice. The following are some ways there could be errors in your medical records: 

1. Recording information on the wrong chart.
2. Failure to record nurses’ actions.
3. Failure to record changes in condition or drug interactions.
4. Failure to record medications that have been administered.
5. Failure to document discontinued medication.
6. Writing illegible or incomplete notes.
7. Failure to transcribe medical orders properly or transcribing wrong orders.
8. Failure to record health and drug information.

If you or a loved one question the level of care you received in a Connecticut healthcare facility, contact our firm immediately. Our team is experienced and comprises a doctor/attorney, Robert Messey, and a nurse/attorney, Gayle Sullivan.  We will begin an immediate legal and medical investigation into your case.