"Yes, I made a mistake when treating a patient about six months ago. I was unaware my patient was seeing a physical therapist who was part of our multi-disciplinary team, as there was nothing written by a PT in the patient's chart. I developed an at-home training program to rehabilitate the patient's left side after a stroke. The training program I developed interfered with the PT's treatment plan. I received a phone call from the PT asking why I was interfering with and negating their treatment plan. I told them I was sorry, but I was unaware they were treating my patient as nothing was written in the patient's chart. Apparently, there was an electronic medical record the PT used that had not been merged with the patient's physical chart. Once we straightened out the issue, the PT decided to continue with their treatment plan while I developed a plan that only worked with the patient's gross motor skills. The patient was not harmed in any way by this error, and I learned to ask more specific questions when assessing my patients and to not only rely on information in the patient's chart."
