The writing of clinical record It documents and substantiates the patients clinical care and serves as a key source of data for outcomes research and public health purposes It provides as a major resource for healthcare practitioner education It serves to document evidence of the quality of patient careThe writing of clinical record • It documents and substantiates the patient’s clinical care and serves as a key source of data for outcomes research and public health purposes • It provides as a major resource for healthcare practitioner education • It serves to document evidence of the quality of patient care