Most common medical liability claims and costs: Internal medicine
A summary of internal medicine claims data from the MPL Association Data Sharing Project.
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A summary of internal medicine claims data from the MPL Association Data Sharing Project.
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The patient claimed that the physician told him that the rectal bleeding was due to his diverticulosis and was not life threatening.
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The radiologist interpreted the study and noted an area of slightly hazy density in the left lung with nearby fibrotic changes.
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A 69-year-old woman came to her family physician for hip pain
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A 90-year-old woman fell at the assisted living facility where she resided. Following the fall, she began to report severe right hip pain.
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A man living in a nursing home reported right leg pain. Staff documented a 2+ edema in his right foot.
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A 58-year-old man came to his family physician for evaluation of a lesion on his back.
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A 54-year-old woman reported pain in her left arm, chest, and back to her primary care physician.
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A 40-year-old man came to his family physician with complaints of left shoulder pain for two weeks. The physician ordered an MRI and administered an injection of methylprednisolone and lidocaine.
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A 50-year-old man came to the ED with symptoms that suggested cellulitis.
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A 70-year-old woman with diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension was taken to the hospital due to severe aortic stenosis.
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An 89-year-old woman suffered a fractured right femur requiring surgical repair.
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On December 3, a 27-year-old woman came to the office of Internist A. The patient reported abdominal pain.
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A 65-year-old man began seeing Family Physician A for treatment of high cholesterol and bronchitis.
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