Disclosure, Colorectal Cancer, Dx Errors, and more

CRICO Insights March 2015

CRICO News Update

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Disclosure of Medical Error and Compensation

CRICO encourages honest and informed communications between clinicians and patients regarding all aspects of medical care. Learn more

case study Could you Miss a Colorectal Cancer?

Our data shows many do. Test your own knowledge by taking this private quiz. The scenario below is taken from a CRICO closed malpractice case. Learn more

CASE STUDY

Colon Cancer Diagnosis Delayed

A 68-year-old man was never screened before being diagnosed with colon cancer. Learn more

PODCAST

How Do Diagnosis Errors Happen?

Diagnostic errors out-paced errors in obstetrics, and were costlier than surgical cases in the newest annual CRICO Benchmarking Report. Learn more

Clinical Research Presentations

CRICO makes available a set of data profiles related to some of the highest risk areas for medical malpractice vulnerability.Learn more

2015 Patient Safety Symposium
Putting Culture on Trial:
A Class Action Suit

Is culture the guilty party
in unsafe care?
June 5, Boston Register

DATA SNAPSHOT

Analyzing the Diagnostic Process

2,685 cases filed 2008-2012 alleging a diagnostic failure and involving an ambulatory care patient.
A case will often have multiple factors identified.

Learn more about diagnositic errors...

First Published – March 18, 2015

Related To: Ambulatory, Claims, Communication, Decision Support, Diagnosis, General Medicine, Other Specialities, Surgery

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Developing a Framework and Electronic Tool for Communicating Diagnostic Uncertainty in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study

News

This CRICO-funded study asked, “What are clinician and patient perspectives and innovative ways to communicate diagnostic uncertainty to patients?”

Teleradiology Medical Malpractice Cases

News

Candello Member

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.

Ambulatory Safety Nets: Protecting Providers and Promoting Safety with Systems to Reduce Delayed Cancer Diagnoses

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CRICO Grants

Ambulatory safety nets (ASNs) are person-centered programs that provide a highly reliable backup system for following up on abnormal test results when the standard follow-up process fails. Co-authored by CRICO’s Pat Folcarelli RN, MA, PhD, and Luke Sato, MD, this article about ASNs was featured in Inside Medical liability Online.

Diagnostic Errors Linked to Nearly 800,000 Deaths or Cases of Permanent Disability in U.S.

News

CRICO in partnership with Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence, conducted a study that indicates misdiagnosis of disease or other medical conditions leads to hundreds of thousands of deaths and permanent disabilities each year in the U.S.

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Disclosure, Colorectal Cancer, Dx Errors, and more

CRICO Insights March 2015

Latest News from CRICO

Developing a Framework and Electronic Tool for Communicating Diagnostic Uncertainty in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study

Teleradiology Medical Malpractice Cases

Ambulatory Safety Nets: Protecting Providers and Promoting Safety with Systems to Reduce Delayed Cancer Diagnoses

Diagnostic Errors Linked to Nearly 800,000 Deaths or Cases of Permanent Disability in U.S.

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