Medical Case Study

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Case Study
In this essay, we shall discuss a series of aspects concerning the legal aspect of health care, and the ethical implications of tampering a patient’s medical records. To do so, we shall answer a series of questions provided beforehand.
QUESTIONS
What procedure should be followed when clarifying a patient’s medical record? It is important to note how important is to keep a consistent and accurate medical record documentation to promote a quality patient care. Given the fact that the medical record is the best evidence of which care the patient received, it is important to preserve it untampered. Also, altering the file would mean that the physician fears a lawsuit and tries to “correct” its mistakes. Correcting, on the other hand, refers to a change during the ordinary course of therapy. The corrections made are notified to the rest of the staff to avoid problems during treatment,
Is correction fluid helpful when clarifying medical record entries? As we said, if the intentions are to do revisions that clarify the patients’ care and show the changes throughout the patient’s treatment, it is. However, if it used to alter the records, it might be seen as a sign of guilt and fear of a lawsuit.
Explain Humana Hospital Corporation v. Spears Paterson. In this case, the patient sued Humana because the doctor they represented failed to administer the correct injection –the doctor co…