NEW: In the weeks after Kim Johnson sued her hospital for failing to spot her cancer, hospital workers edited her medical records to make it look like Kim was at fault, her lawyers allege
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The alleged coverup was only discovered after 3 years of litigation & thousands of dollars spent on a digital forensic expert to get hold of the full electronic medical record including the ‘audit trail’ - a log of who accessed and modified the record
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The case highlights some of the problems with electronic medical records, which were supposed to bring transparency and accountability to healthcare.
In malpractice cases, some hospitals will do anything avoid releasing the full record & audit trail
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In malpractice cases, some hospitals will do anything avoid releasing the full record & audit trail
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This is one of the scariest and most depressing stories I've ever worked on (with the inimitable @Mike_Hixenbaugh). We heard of dozens of cases like Kim's, many of which were settled with an NDA.
Please give it a read
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Please give it a read
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Kim Johnson told us she's "not a suing person."
"I’m a Christian woman and this is just not something we do. But I feel like somebody’s got to stand up for people.”
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"I’m a Christian woman and this is just not something we do. But I feel like somebody’s got to stand up for people.”
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My inbox is full of people saying they have their own stories of misdiagnoses and coverups. It's heartbreaking to read them all.
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