Supportive supervisors make reporting errors easier
When clinicians feel safe with their supervisor, they are more likely to report errors – creating a stronger commitment to safer practices and lower future error rates.
Legal Advisor
Incorrect triage caused critical delay
A woman in her early 60s presented with chest pain and was miscategorized in the emergency department.
Clinicians sue patient for malicious prosecution in malpractice suit
Can clinicians sue a patient who originally took them to court for malpractice, but then dismissed the case?
Nurse accidentally trashes kidney slated for transplant
An Ohio medical center has temporarily suspended its living donor kidney transplant program after a nurse accidentally threw out a kidney.
Do HIPAA rules apply to family?
One nurse found out the hard way that any breach of privacy is grounds for dismissal.
Fire in the operating room
A lack of communication between a surgeon and an anesthetist has disastrous consequences.
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). View Clinical Advisor’s summary and top highlights of the high court’s decision.
Postsurgical infection could have been avoided
When a patient refuses to follow advice, should the clinician be held liable for any adverse outcomes?
Medical malpractice leads to legal malpractice
What happens if an attorney fails to notify his or her clients of a settlement offer?
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