Referral to a specialist not in time
Did a patient die because her clinicians waited too long before referring her to a wound-care clinic?
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Bruises on a young boy signal abuse
A busy clinician sees a clear-cut case of harm, but will her clinical notes hold up in court?
California hospitals fined for preventable errors
Since the penalty program went into effect, 134 fines have been levied against 90 hospitals.
Litigation fears impact clinician work hours
According to a new study, clinicians work an average of 1.7 hours less per week when their expected medical liability risk rises by just 10%.
Decline in malpractice cases in Iowa debated
Clinicians believe extra safety precautions in operating rooms, electronic medical records, and double-checks of records have all contributed to the decrease in malpractice cases
How to get full reimbursement for Medicare services
Our expert offers a review of “incident-to” billing.
Breach in protocol ends in suit
Physicians fail to follow the clinic’s rules, which appear unrealistic in retrospect, regarding PA supervision.
Suspected child abuse leads to arrest
In a child with no history of suspicious injury, were the clinicians too hasty in their judgment?
Erythematous truncal plaques
Two patients with erythematous trunk plaques—the first developed eight months earlier, and the other 15 years ago.
Pressure-induced bumps and erythema
A man presents with complaints of itchy and uncomfortable red bumps on his skin at sites of pressure. The lesions typically dissipated after one hour.
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