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Medical chart documentation critical to avert melanoma malpractice litigation

Laura Newman

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La Jolla, Calif-Dermatologists must increasingly contend with malpractice cases; higher malpractice insurance premiums; and the withdrawal of coverage in some markets. That reality underscores the need for thorough case documentation, stressed a presenter at the Melanoma 2004: 14th Annual Cutaneous Malignancy Update, sponsored by Scripps Clinic.

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La Jolla, Calif-Dermatologists must increasingly contend with malpractice cases; higher malpractice insurance premiums; and the withdrawal of coverage in some markets. That reality underscores the need for thorough case documentation, stressed a presenter at the Melanoma 2004: 14th Annual Cutaneous Malignancy Update, sponsored by Scripps Clinic.

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La Jolla, Calif-Dermatologists must increasingly contend with malpractice cases; higher malpractice insurance premiums; and the withdrawal of coverage in some markets. That reality underscores the need for thorough case documentation, stressed a presenter at the Melanoma 2004: 14th Annual Cutaneous Malignancy Update, sponsored by Scripps Clinic.

Key concepts: Medicine, Malpractice, Documentation, Malpractice insurance, Medical malpractice, Chart, Malignancy, Dermatology

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