PHYSICIANS WHO KEEP LAX RECORDS PUT CAREERS IN DANGER, COLLEGE-COURSEWARNS

During a recent workshop sponsored by the College of Physicians and Su rgeons of Ontario, Dr. Paul Caulford identified the most common proble ms with medical records: they are much to brief, don't tell the patien t's story and are missing important details. He warned that physicians must pay more attention to their records because ''the way things are moving, the scrutiny of records in the past is nothing in comparison to what it will be like in the future.''