Carolyn Buppert, NP, JD Posted: 12/01/2011 Editor’s Note: Healthcare is serious business, and the repercussions of deficiencies in medical documentation can be considerable. Nurse attorney Carolyn Buppert examines the landscape of medical record auditing — for a variety of purposes — and offers practical suggestions to improve your documentation in this 3-part series. Part 1 [...]

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MIDLAND, Texas — A whistleblower nurse who filed a complaint to Texas medical regulators is telling a West Texas jury that she tried for months to raise concerns about the doctor at the rural hospital where she worked. Anne Mitchell testified Tuesday in the Midland retaliation trial of Winkler County Sheriff Robert Roberts. She told [...]

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