CRICO Blog
Take a break and read the latest patient safety and professional medical liability news, salute safety initiatives from our community, and learn how subscribers leverage our Candello data.
What’s New From CRICO
Read our blog posts, but also find the newest case studies, news, podcasts and more!
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SAVE THE DATE: Utilizing Risk Assessments to Create a Roadmap for Patient Safety
SAVE THE DATE: Hear from CRICO as well as DFCI’s Sarah Kadish on how the risk assessment process can provide a roadmap for a patient safety path forward in an ongoing and iterative process to improve the culture of safety.
Related To: Patient Safety Awareness, Risk Assessments
Press Releases
Matthew Germak, MD, MPH Named Vice President of Patient Safety at CRICO
Matthew Germak, MD, MPH will be the new Vice President for Patient Safety at CRICO, the Medical Professional Liability insurance program serving the Harvard medical community and its affiliate organizations.
Case Study
Medication Mix-up Contributes to Patients’ Death
A nurse gave the wrong medication to a pneumonia patient, causing a fatal heart issue.
Related To: Claims, Medication, Nursing
Case Study
Failure to Order Medical Imaging Leads to Permanent Vision Loss
A young adult suffered retinal detachment and vision loss after a delayed retained foreign body diagnosis.
Newsletter
5 Ways CRICO Supports its Providers, Nursing Webinar, EPL Webinar, and more...
Insights June 2024
Related To: Claims, Communication, Diagnosis, Documentation, General Medicine, Harassment and Discrimination, Insight and Publications, Nursing, Risk Assessments
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Teleradiology Medical Malpractice Cases
This June 4, 2024, podcast by RSNA, features Dr. Francis Deng, a Diagnostic Neuroradiologist and Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, who interviews CRICO’s Dr. Adam Schaffer about the characteristics of teleradiology medical malpractice cases.
Related To: Claims, Communication, Diagnosis, Emergency Medicine, Other Specialities, Telehealth
News
Postpartum Malpractice Claims: Can We Understand Preventable Harms and Socioeconomic Factors?
The Doctor's Company, a Candello member, investigated postpartum claims to develop clinical recommendations to decrease the risks of postpartum morbidity and mortality.
Related To: Claims, Communication, Documentation, EHR, Obstetrics
News
The Safety of Outpatient Health Care
Although most care occurs in the outpatient setting, knowledge of outpatient adverse events (AEs) remains limited. This study looks at adverse events in outpatient settings.
Related To: EHR, Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Other Specialities, Surgery
Newsletter
From Click to Care: Managing Copy-and-Paste Risks in the EHR
We delve into the complexities surrounding copy-and-paste errors, examining real cases and offering practical recommendations to safeguard patient well-being while navigating potential medicolegal risks.
Related To: Ambulatory, Communication, Documentation, EHR, Insight and Publications
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Rapid PULSE 360 Pilot January 2024 Update
Physicians Universal Leadership Skills Education (PULSE) update for January of 2024.
Related To: Harassment and Discrimination
Matthew Germak, MD, MPH
Matthew is Vice President of Patient Safety at CRICO.
Related To: Patient Safety Awareness
Event
Mitigating Malpractice Vulnerabilities in Primary Care
Friday, November 1, 2024, 7:30 am–4:30 pm: This course is an excellent opportunity for you to build resiliency in your practice. Co-directed by faculty from Beth Israel Lahey Health, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and CRICO, it is designed specifically to maximize primary care providers’ diagnostic skills for the most common diagnoses seen in primary care malpractice cases.
Related To: Ambulatory, Communication, Diagnosis, General Medicine, Nursing
