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A new evidence-based tool helps doctors and practices close the loop on referral failures that may harm patients and lead to lawsuits.
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April 16, 2018
In any complex medical system, malpractice cases can arise from failures in the referral process. Typically these are situations in ambulatory care where the doctor recommends that a patient see a specialist, but it either doesn’t happen or nobody acts on the result. A new tool from The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and CRICO helps guide doctors and practices to prevent these referral errors and the harm from resulting diagnostic failures.
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March 16, 2018
Processes to promote ongoing communication between referring physicians and specialists are essential to providing high quality and safe patient care. To date, maintenance efforts have tended to be provider-specific rather than process based.
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Attorney John Ryan Discusses Informed Consent
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Related to: Communication, Disclosure + Apology, Primary Care, Informed Consent, Other Specialties, Surgery
Duration: 19 min 26 seconds
John Ryan shares the outcome of a case involving informed consent.