Difference between revisions of "Cosignature"
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− | A '''cosignature''' is an attending physician's brief note and signature accompanying a document initially started or written by an intern, resident, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, which is never really read by the attending physician but he or she will agree with it anyway because it would just take too long to explain why the disagreement.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/03/progress-note/ Attending Does NOT Agree with Intern’s Plan as Noted Above]</ref> | + | A '''cosignature''' is an attending physician's brief [[Sandwich Note|note]] and signature accompanying a document initially started or written by an intern, resident, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, which is never really read by the attending physician but he or she will agree with it anyway because it would just take too long to explain why the disagreement.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/03/progress-note/ Attending Does NOT Agree with Intern’s Plan as Noted Above]</ref> |
Revision as of 10:52, 28 September 2016
A cosignature is an attending physician's brief note and signature accompanying a document initially started or written by an intern, resident, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, which is never really read by the attending physician but he or she will agree with it anyway because it would just take too long to explain why the disagreement.[1]
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