Not sending medical records to the next hospital during transfer and not insisting for records from the previous hospital at transfer – Both hospitals held negligent. 10 MLCD (j278) Kotaiah Iras v/s Dr. T. Anjaiah & Ors.
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi Judgment in favor of: Patient Medico Legal Issues: Emergencies — Transferring patients, “Accepted Medical Practice”, Medical Records — Hospitals, Hospitals — General Precautions Suggested precautions Every patient transferred should be given complete details of the treatment/investigations up to the time of transfer. This duty of the transferring hospital also extends to the medical records prepared in transit. Specifically, record the documents or the copies given to the patient/attendants in the transfer/discharge note and take the acknowledgement of the patient/attendants having received the same. On the…
