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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Delay in diagnosing colon cancer
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Advance directives — questions from physicians
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Failure to respond to radiology report
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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Prescribing unnecessary medication
A 69-year-old woman came to her family physician for hip pain
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ADA requirements for physician offices
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Delay in diagnosis of hip fracture
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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Failure to treat suspected deep vein thrombosis
A man living in a nursing home reported right leg pain. Staff documented a 2+ edema in his right foot and notified the facility's consulting physician.
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Delay in detecting melanoma
A 58-year-old man came to his family physician for evaluation of a lesion on his back.
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Failure to follow up on mammogram
A 54-year-old woman reported pain in her left arm, chest, and back to her primary care physician.
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Failure to follow up on MRI test results
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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Overprescribing NSAIDs
A 50-year-old man came to the ED with symptoms that suggested cellulitis.
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Failure to monitor warfarin levels
A 70-year-old woman with diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension was taken to the hospital due to severe aortic stenosis.
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Failure to properly manage warfarin dose
An 89-year-old woman suffered a fractured right femur requiring surgical repair.
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Failure to order appropriate treatment
On December 3, a 27-year-old woman came to the office of Internist A. The patient reported abdominal pain.
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Failure to monitor patient’s INR
A 65-year-old man began seeing Family Physician A for treatment of high cholesterol and bronchitis.
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Failure to confirm diagnosis of polycythemia vera
A 40-year-old man came to an internal medicine physician and reported feeling weak and tired.
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