Test Delay Blamed in Woman's Colon Cancer Death
The patient was under 50 and lack of communication between the PCP and GI about a sigmoidoscopy...
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Podcasts de risk management
Diagnostic Failures Prompt Referral Changes.
Armed with its own malpractice data, a large group practice builds on an existing electronic...
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Drug Error Reviewed by Non-Healthcare Methods
A patient safety audience hears about how outside industry might fix a process breakdown before...
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Removal of Infant’s Healthy Kidney
A five-month-old girl was referred to the emergency department for evaluation of intermittent...
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Sleep Apnea Patient Dies After Eye Surgery
Communication and documentation flaws compromised a case that featured allegations of poor...
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Despite several evaluations in the ED and PCP office, the cause of pulmonary symptoms eluded...
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Repeat ED Visits, Delayed Diagnosis, Lost Ovary
A case where a sign-out checklist or documentation of an order may have prevented the patient's...
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No Screen, Then Colon CA: Closed Claim Abstract
An office practice lacked systems to screen every patient over 50.
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Five Hours to Deliver Twin B: Closed Claim Abstract
Even though the cause of a brain hemorrhage was difficult to prove, the case was settled because...
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Atypical Pain-Missed MI in ED: Closed Case Abstract
In this case, the patient presentation was 'atypical,' and the language and cultural divide...
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Communication Miscues: Closed Claim Abstract
A lesion noted in a radiologist report was not followed before the patient died from metastatic...
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When to Seek a Consult: Closed Claim Abstract
In this case, the patient and physician start out very optimistic, and experience increasing...
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Accuracy at Issue in New MA Disclosure Law
Disclosure and apology after an adverse event is encouraged a lot, protected a little, and...
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Lucian Leape Grades the Patient Safety Movement (Part 2)
(Part 2 of 2) The “Father of Patient Safety” reflects on the impact of the patient safety...
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Lucian Leape Grades the Patient Safety Movement (Part 1)
(Part 1 of 2) The “Father of Patient Safety” reflects on the impact of the patient safety...
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Patient Status Changes "Trigger" Call to MD
Strong indicators that telling nurses when to call the doctor to the bedside reduce bad outcomes.
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Trying to Manage Outpatient Risks
As more and more health care is provided in the ambulatory setting, the data from malpractice...
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Part 3: Author Jerome Groopman, MD Discusses How Doctors Think
Part 3 of an address by best-selling author and Harvard Professor of Medicine Jerome Groopman to...
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Part 2: Author Jerome Groopman, MD Discusses How Doctors Think
Best-selling author and Harvard Professor of Medicine Jerome Groopman speaks to a patient safety...
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Part 1: Author Jerome Groopman, MD Discusses How Doctors Think
Best-selling author and Harvard Professor of Medicine Jerome Groopman speaks to a patient safety...
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