Uses of a physician chart review
A complete record of a patient’s medical history documented by a
physician is called a physician
chart review.
A medical chart is a valuable document that is necessary for various legal and
medical uses. Different medical or physician chart reviews have different uses.
The points below explore those uses:
Chart review for medical purposes
These chart reviews are mostly needed by healthcare
organizations and health insurance companies to provide optimal costs and
determine the aptness of care. Pre-authorizations and concurrent
hospitalization reviews fall under this type of category.
Chart reviews for legal purposes
In some medico-legal cases, courts require valid information
about the quality of medical care. This is done to find any kind of medical
negligence. A physician chart
review is
often done by an expert medical review team hired by the defense lawyer. They
review all the provided medical records to prepare a statement about the
medical care provided.
Chart review for employee’s compensation
Quite obviously, a worker injured on the job has to be evaluated
by the insurance company before approving the compensation. A physician chart review is intended to provide a medical opinion about the injury and
how it restricts the worker from carrying out his/her duties.
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