chart war

A popular term for a patient management-related skirmish between 2 physicians or services that occurs in writing on the pages of a patient’s chart, with attacks and ripostes in the form of progress notes, with each party questioning the other’s justification for performing a particular procedure

chart war

A popular term for a Pt management-related skirmish between 2 physicians or services that occurs in writing on the pages of a Pt's chart, with attacks and ripostes in the form of progress notes, with each party questioning the other's justification for performing a particular procedure. See Chart.

chart war

(chahrt wōr) Disagreements or criticisms over patient treatment expressed by medical professionals as they keep written patient records; usually indicates that such professionals have not met to resolve such disputes.