The chronology sequences encounters, findings, orders, medications, and interventions with source citations. In malpractice it emphasizes decision points and the information available at each.
It differs from an injury chronology focused on causation and damages.
Alternative Names:
Malpractice Chronology, Care Timeline
Why it Matters?
Organizing around decision points rather than dates is what makes a malpractice chronology useful, since the analysis asks what the provider knew and what the standard required at each juncture. A chronology listing events without identifying what information was available when supports damages analysis but not standard of care evaluation. Hindsight is the framing problem the structure should address.
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How does a malpractice chronology differ from an injury chronology?
What framing problem does it address?
