Author:
Akerman Marco,McCarthy Mark
Abstract
In an era where computerised information is dominant, it may seem an eccentric enterprise to assess the quality of case-notes and to propose changes in the notekeeping process. There are no institutional incentives for clinicians to provide organised and standardised clinical notes (Casper, 1987) and there is no clear evidence that poor notekeeping means that satisfactory care has not been provided.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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