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Jan 13, 2016

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Alison Anderson, Katy Schuler, CRICO

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CRICO Insights: January 2016

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Dropped, Denied, & Dismissed Malpractice Cases

Analysis of CRICO’s CBS database indicates that 72 percent of 46,000 medical malpractice cases analyzed were dropped, denied, or dismissed without a trial or settlement. Learn more

Algorithm Addresses Increased Maternal Risk

Recognizing and treating early indicators of postpartum maternal complications may prevent or reduce the severity of these situations. Learn more


CASE STUDY

Misread X-ray of Pneumonia Patient

An urgent care clinician diagnosed a viral URI; later, a radiologist identified pneumonia. Clinic staff contacted the patient, but he died before he could get to the ED. What happened?

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Risk Status Changed, But Monitoring Did Not

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First Published – January 13, 2016
Related To: Claims,  Communication,  Decision Support,  Emergency Medicine,  General Medicine,  Obstetrics,  Publications

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