PHYSICIANS: Doctor's Scrawl Could Spell Doom For Practice
Trouble lurks when two out of three reviewers can't read handwriting. Illegible handwriting isn't just a charming quirk - carriers can deny claims if they decide a doctor's supporting documentation is unreadable. And if a pharmacist misreads a prescription and dispenses the wrong drug, a doctor could face malpractice suits and licensure issues.The Institute for Safe Medicine Practices issued a white paper in 2000 on the danger of handwritten prescriptions, which details the costs of unreadable scrawls. In October 1999, a court ordered a Texas cardiologist to pay $225,000 to the family of a patient who received...
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