Diana Swift April 07, 2015 Most emergency department physicians order diagnostic imaging tests they know are unnecessary, according to the results of a national survey published online March 23 in Academic Emergency Medicine. A key driver behind these excess scans is the fear of malpractice lawsuits based on missed diagnoses, the researchers found. “The most striking finding of our study […]
William Sullivan, DO, JD DisclosuresJanuary 22, 2015 WILL ‘GUIDELINES’ PROTECT YOU AGAINST MALPRACTICE RISK? In order to win in a medical malpractice case against a physician, a plaintiff must prove that the physician owed the patient a duty, that the physician breached the duty, and that the physician’s breach in duty caused the patient to suffer damages. […]
Melissa Winterbottom, BSc, MSc Manual Therapy Articles in Press Received: August 11, 2014; Received in revised form: November 10, 2014; Accepted: November 19, 2014; Published Online: November 26, 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2014.11.009 Abstract Purpose This study explored chiropractic patients’ perceptions of exchanging risk information during informed consent and compared them with the legal perspective of the […]
By Clare Wilson October 6, 2014 If you’re facing surgery, this may well be your worst nightmare: waking up while under the knife without medical staff realizing. The biggest-ever study of this phenomenon is shedding light on what such an experience feels like and is causing debate about how best to prevent it. For a one-year […]
Medscape Business of Medicine Mark CraneDisclosures August 21, 2014 Story Source Refer at Your Own Risk Can you be sued for malpractice because a specialist to whom you referred a patient botches her care? Yes. Courts have upheld many cases filed on the theory of “negligent referral” — when the referring doctor knew or should […]
TTLA’s 22nd Annual Medical Malpractice Bill Liebbe The Liebbe Firm Tyler, Texas Dallas, Texas Conference June 2, 2011 Austin, Texas Full Text Article