Legal Aspect of Patient’s Medical Record

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.200226.015How to use a DOI?

Keywords

medical record, medical disputes

Abstract

Activities related to health services between patients / patients or their families and doctors as individuals or in hospitals will be recorded in the medical service record folder called the Medical Record. In various cases of health service disputes, medical record have a very important role in the aspect as evidence in court. The better the medical record, the more legal protection will be given to patients, doctors and hospitals. Medical record are often used as a basis for defense / legal protection for doctors. Medical record are files containing record and documents about patients identities, examination result, treatment program and other medical measures in health care facilities. Legal problems often arise that are directly related to the management / treatment of their Medical Record. The value of Medical Record are called as “ALFRED VALUES” which is interpreted: Adrministrative value, Legal value, Financial value. Reseach value, Eduvation value and Documentation value. Medical record can function as a legal document, namely as a valuable evidence as an expert witness but its depend on judge decision. Sometimes, Medical Record can be use as a key witness to dispute resolution in health services both in hospitals and in individual clinics. Medical record can be used as a basic data to prove the presence or absence of errors As evidence at the trial. The position of the medical record is very dependent on the judge’s judgment. The judge greatly determines the relevance and position of the medical record at the trial. Medical record are also very important for evaluating health services and evaluating staff performance in order to reduce morbidity and prevent mortality.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bambang Dwi Hs
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/04
TI  - Legal Aspect of Patient’s Medical Record
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Law Reform (INCLAR 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 76
EP  - 79
SN  - 2352-5428
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