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CRICO's risk assessment unit is heralded as a positive, helpful partner who helps lead organizations to impactful patient safety changes via clearly defined actions.

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

Following successful cranial surgery, a 54-year-old man experienced back and lower extremity pain which was ultimately diagnosed as being related to an intrathecal lumbar catheter left behind at the time of surgery eight months earlier.

A document to assist institutions in reviewing policies, procedures and forms relative to obtaining and documenting informed consent.

A 30-year-old woman experiencing her first pregnancy, presented to the Labor and Delivery unit. She was given the wrong drug and required an emergent C-section. The "five rights" of medication administration focuses on individual factors and not necessarily on system flaws. Many organizations are also promoting just culture, which encourages reporting near-misses and patient safety events, and focuses on psychological safety and promoting a non-punitive reporting culture.

Having comprehensive malpractice insurance through CRICO provides reassurance that they will be there for us if we ever need them, and it is one less thing to worry about so we can focus on doing what we love to do.

While the occurrence is rare, Massachusetts reported rising rates of retained surgical items over the past several years.

A lack of follow-up for a palpable lump caused a delay in a woman's diagnosis for cancer. The advanced stage of the cancer required a serious treatment for five-years, resulting in a postponement of pregnancy.