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Record-Keeping Beyond Charts

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Clinical and Medical Records No surprise here Every practice must keep all records related to patient care, including progress notes, treatment plans, lab results, imaging, and prescriptions. HIPAA-related documents, such as privacy notices and release-of-information forms, also fall under this category.

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6 Reasons Nurses Get Fired: Social Media Mistakes, and More

Board Vitals - Nursing

They can include patient errors, HIPAA violations, causing undue risk for an employer, and social media mistakes. They are a result of each individual’s upbringing, self-teaching and life experience. Causing Harm to Patients Malpractice is a serious offense. HIPAA is very, very, clear on that account.