Episode 25: Defensive Documentation

Jill M. Steinburg is an attorney specializing in litigation in the field of medical malpractice, nursing home liability, product liability, and premises liability. She has over 30 years of experience in the field and through her work has gained considerable insight into the documentation practices of OT practitioners and other healthcare professionals. On this episode, Jill discusses the importance of documenting observations and care in specific ways, both for continuity of care and to avoid lawsuits.

Jill is a shareholder in the office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, a Memphis, TN-based law firm, and she has tried more than 30 jury trials. She is listed in Chambers USA as a leading medical malpractice defense lawyer in Tennessee and in The Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation. Jill is also listed in the Mid-South Super Lawyers in Person Injury Defense: Medical specialty, and she is ranked among that publication's top 50 attorneys in the city of Memphis and the top 100 attorneys in the state of Tennessee.

Resources & Recommendations from this Episodes:

• What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear - by Danielle Ofri, MD [book or audio book]
• Audible.com - an app for listening to books