/epcr EPCR en-US Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:58:00 GMT /epcr/articles/are-you-legally-liable-for-your-ems-partners-poor-documentation-DRkkjLN8DIXw2vdR/ David Givot, the Legal Guardian, answers a reader's question about legal liability for his partner鈥檚 inaccurate and poorly written patient care narratives Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:58:00 GMT /epcr/articles/are-you-legally-liable-for-your-ems-partners-poor-documentation-DRkkjLN8DIXw2vdR/ /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/non-transport-pcr-choose-either-thorough-documentation-or-saving-for-a-lawyer-iANbs1H7Rru6nh9H/ A complete narrative in the patient care report that is reviewed and signed by the patient is your best protection against liability for the non-transport decision Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:41:00 GMT /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/non-transport-pcr-choose-either-thorough-documentation-or-saving-for-a-lawyer-iANbs1H7Rru6nh9H/ /epcr/articles/there-is-never-nothing-to-write-Uh0rwrPI4mAoMVOs/ Writing "no patient found" or "unable to locate" is unacceptable and risky. Fully document every call for service. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:08:11 GMT /epcr/articles/there-is-never-nothing-to-write-Uh0rwrPI4mAoMVOs/ /epcr/articles/are-you-legally-liable-for-your-ems-partners-poor-documentation-DRkkjLN8DIXw2vdR/ David Givot, the Legal Guardian, answers a reader's question about legal liability for his partner鈥檚 inaccurate and poorly written patient care narratives Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:58:00 GMT /epcr/articles/are-you-legally-liable-for-your-ems-partners-poor-documentation-DRkkjLN8DIXw2vdR/ /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/non-transport-pcr-choose-either-thorough-documentation-or-saving-for-a-lawyer-iANbs1H7Rru6nh9H/ A complete narrative in the patient care report that is reviewed and signed by the patient is your best protection against liability for the non-transport decision Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:41:00 GMT /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/non-transport-pcr-choose-either-thorough-documentation-or-saving-for-a-lawyer-iANbs1H7Rru6nh9H/ /epcr/articles/there-is-never-nothing-to-write-Uh0rwrPI4mAoMVOs/ Writing "no patient found" or "unable to locate" is unacceptable and risky. Fully document every call for service. 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