Crico Medical Malpractice High Risk Case Studies
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editor: Podcast
- Duración: 18:40:52
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Sinopsis
For more than 20 years, CRICO has analyzed claims and suits from the Harvard medical community to understand causes of error. We have learned that 67% of claims fall into four high risk areas: Diagnosis, Obstetrics, Surgery and Medication.
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Bleed Recovery Good, But Disclosure Faulted
01/06/2012 Duración: 08minThe surgeon orchestrated a great recovery from a massive bleed that resulted in blindness, but the patient sued for answers.
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Test Delay Blamed in Woman’s Death
09/04/2012 Duración: 07minThe patient was under 50 and lack of communication between the PCP and GI about a sigmoidoscopy order contributed to a diagnostic failure.
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Retained Object: Reliance on Memory Harms Patient
16/06/2011 Duración: 08minThe surgeon postponed removing a catheter fragment, and then forgot about it.
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Lack of Empathy Triggers Suit Against Surgeon
03/02/2011 Duración: 10minThe patient and his wife felt that the surgeon was not forthcoming with an explanation of what happened and seemed indifferent to the impact on his patient, following conversion to an open procedure and large blood loss.
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Wrong Site, Quickly Settled
01/07/2006 Duración: 08minClear liability case from a reversed X-ray was resolved efficiently with insurer/institution cooperation.