Knowledge about medicolegal aspect of documentation amongst residents and faculty - A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Medical documents are routinely used for the orders related to the indoor and outdoor patients, which includes the findings of the  patient, details about patient history, treatmentwhich should be in legiblywritten,this study was conducted at the AVBRH Sawangi  (Meghe), Wardha. Anapprovalwas taken from the institutional ethical committee, prior to the study Informed consent wasobtained  from all 300participants. This study was aimed to assess and compare the knowledge of medical professionals about medicolegal  documentations. The participating medical personnel were knowledgeable about the basic issues but lacked knowledge about the finer  facts. No difference was observed in knowledge and awareness amongst the faculties of various designations.Mean knowledge score  of residents and faculties was significant with values 32.97 and 38.62 respectively.Local, state bodies and medical associations should  increase the participation in conducting seminars, CMEs for the doctors to increase awareness of ethicalissues and medico- legal  problems in medical documentation