Illegible Medical Records

Legibility, accuracy, specificity vital in records

https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/legibility-accuracy-specificity-vital-records

The increasing prevalence of electronic health records should help address the issue of illegible medical records in the future. Of course, the main purpose of the record is to communicate with other healthcare professionals, and a legible record …

illegible records | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC

https://www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/illegible-records.23269/

Since a physician's notations in the medical record are an important part of treatment, illegible notes create a serious problem for all health care providers who …

Your Medical Records | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/medical-records/index.html

Medical record keeping: clarity, accuracy, and timeliness …

https://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.f7716

As well as handwritten clinical notes, medical records include emails, scanned records, consent forms, text messages, verbal correspondence between health …