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Failed Physician-Nurse Communication
Related To: Communication, Documentation, Nursing, Other Specialities
Malpractice Risks in Communication Failures
This Candello Report looks at 7,149 cases in which facts, figures, or findings got lost between the individuals who had that information and those who needed it—across the spectrum of health care services and settings.

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Informed Consent Basics
Related To: Ambulatory, Communication, Documentation, Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Informed Consent, Nursing, Obstetrics, Surgery
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Communication Issue Leads to Retained Foreign Body
Related To: Communication, Disclosure Apology, Documentation, Surgery
Improper Management and Lack of Communication Causes Significant Post-Surgery Complications
Related To: Claims, Communication, Diagnosis, EHR, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Surgery
Failure to Diagnose Myocordial Infarction
Related To: Communication, Documentation, EHR, Emergency Medicine, Other Specialities, Risk Assessments, Surgery
Test Result Snafu Delays Cervical Cancer Diagnosis
Related To: Ambulatory, Communication, Diagnosis, Telehealth
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