The emergency department medical record.
Emergency physicians are overwhelmed by the load of medical record documentation in the emergency department. This article reviews the important reasons for better documentation and today's increasing regulatory requirements in medical record documentation.
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Law Firm of George, Korin, Quattrone & Blumberg, Underwood-Memorial Hospital, Woodbury, NJ.
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