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Chronology of a Malpractice CaseBy Claire Cronin, MD, FACS, MBA

June 6, 2013

CRICO does a great job of representing physicians during a malpractice claim, but the legal stages of a trial are very different from the emotional ones.

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What would you do?By Tom Sequist, MD

June 5, 2013

53-year-old dies following a missed diagnosis during an office visit with his PCP. Take this quiz to test your diagnostic skill presented with the following situation.

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Our Juries: Partners in JusticeBy William J. Dailey, Jr., Esq. and John P. Ryan, Esq., Sloane & Walsh, LLP

June 1, 2013

Each year, between 650 and 750 medical malpractice cases will be filed in the Massachusetts courts. Each case will involve one or more healthcare providers being named as defendants. The great majority of these professionals will experience significant emotional distress and will feel challenged professionally. Many will be angry.

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In Defense of the Jury System
By Elizabeth Cushing Esq, CRICO;
Hiller B. Zobel; Ellen Epstein Cohen

June 1, 2013

Patients and clinicians alike need to be able to rely on a consistent, objective, and fair review of the case.

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Game Changing Fellowship ProgramBy Yael Kushner, MD, Patient Safety and Quality Fellow

May 24, 2013

Current fellow states: This unique fellowship, the first of its kind in the country, provides one-of-a-kind exposure to all aspects of health care quality and patient safety, including refinement of leadership skills for success as an effective leader and change agent.

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Mr. Rogers Would Have Been ProudBy Jock Hoffman, CRICO

April 30, 2013

Doctors and nurses who perform emergency aid are protected from malpractice liability. 

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A Bad Err DayBy Jock Hoffman, CRICO

March 28, 2013

Knowing what throws you off your game enables you to add an extra ounce of vigilance to prevent patient harm and, perhaps, an allegation of malpractice.

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Disparities Solutions Center at MGH

March 14, 2013

The Disparities Solutions Center at MGH and Abt Associates, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, were awarded a four year contract by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to develop tools to reduce medical errors and improve care for limited English proficiency (LEP) patients in hospitals.

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Build a Better EMRBy Jock Hoffman, CRICO

February 27, 2013

Patient safety experts see enormous potential in both the point-of-care opportunities for avoiding errors and the broader value of data aggregated from appropriately designed systems.

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