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Clinical Judgment, Courtroom Misconceptions, and more…

By Alison Anderson, Missy Padoll, Wallinda Hutson, CRICO

CRICO Insights: April 2017

Five facts about communication errors in
General Medicine MPL cases...

60%

involved a high-severity injury to the patient

45%

involved a diagnostic error

26%

involved miscommunication among providers re: patient’s condition

14%

involved poor documentation of clinical findings

10%

involved poor patient education re: risks of medications

Read the Becker’s Hospital Review brief, or the full story from CRICO.

N=951 cases asserted 2009–2013 where communication failures contributed to patient harm.
Source: CBS

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