Analysing your medical records

Dr Mark Burgin
ByDr Mark Burgin
Published25 May 2018
Dr Mark Burgin explains how analysing medical records from the perspective of an expert witness can help doctors improve how they write their notes.
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The expert will look at what is present and what is missing, meaning that doctors who write the diagnosis but do not show their thinking can be criticised.

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Dr Mark Burgin

BM BCh (Oxon) MRCGP Dr Mark Burgin is an MDU member and a general practitioner and has written over 60 expert reports for both claimants and defendants, covering areas such as personal injury, clinical negligence, disability condition and prognosis and appeals. The views expressed here are his own.

Analysing your medical records