The Juno Case - A Sentinel Event Involving a Critical Transcription Error
AHDI-APPROVED CEC: 1 M(Medicolegal)
Attendees of this presentation will be provided with the facts, timeline, and content of information and events that led to the unfortunate death of a patient that was related to a medical transcription error. Throughout the session, we will discuss and contemplate the issues and the ramifications for the future as it relates to medical transcription and critical errors in analyzing a lawsuit.
Participants will be able to:
- Explain the circumstances and medical events leading up to the lethal dose of medication;
- Analyze the legal process and steps taken to prove this highly contested case;
- Discover and discuss the findings on both sides and suggest opportunities for improvement, moving forward;
- Conclude transcription's role of responsibility for critical errors in healthcare documentation in this case.
This presentation is intended to review a case that has already taken place with jury decision and award having been rendered. It is designed to elicit questions, be thought provoking. Lively discussion is expected and encouraged.
Susan Lucci, RHIA, CHPS, CHDS, AHDI-F
Consultant/Chief Privacy Officer
Just Associates, Inc
