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Feb 15, 2017
CRICO Insights: February 2017
Top 5 Responsible Services Cited in Malpractice Cases
| 1. | Surgery (includes General Surgery and Surgery Subspecialties) |
| 2. | Medicine (includes General Medicine and Medicine Subspecialties) |
| 3. | Nursing |
| 4. | OB/Gyn |
| 5. | Emergency Medicine |
| You can get medmal data about your specialty via My CRICO... |
N=27,916 cases asserted 2011–2016. Source: Comparative Benchmarking System
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Colorectal CA Screening: Current Recommendations Each month, our webinar series Mitigating Diagnostic Risks in Primary Care addresses a common diagnostic challenge facing clinicians. Register now to get the latest advice and insights for PCPs... |
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 What’s It Like to be Sued? Four physicians open up about the process, their emotions, and the impact of the experience on their relationships with their patients. How do you cope? |
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Did the Specialist Change the Treatment Plan? Miscommunication about anticoagulation between a PCP and the patient’s cardiologist led to a stroke and permanent injuries. Read the case and assess your practice... |
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Device Vendors Distract Surgical Team Following surgery for rectal prolapse—which involved a malfunctioning stapling device—a 53-year-old male experienced complications and required additional surgery. What went wrong? |
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Understanding “Standard of Care” The key question about negligence is whether or not the provider failed to meet the “standard of care.” But how do we know what that standard is? Dr. Ford and attorney Reardon discuss... |
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