Adult Primary Care
News and case studies for primary care physicians
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Read FlipbookReporter 2017 Internal Medicine
Failure to properly manage warfarin dosage; Case closed: HIPAA and patient privacy
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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. The man was a long-time patient of this physician.
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Failure to insist on EMS transport
At 8:30 a.m., a patient’s wife called her husband’s family physician and requested an appointment because her husband was experiencing chest pain that began the previous evening.
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Read ArticleFailure to follow up on mammogram
A 54-year-old woman returned to her primary care physician, Family Physician A. The patient reported pain in her left arm, chest, and back that had continued for a week.
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Failure to restart anticoagulants
A 66-year-old man came to an internal medicine physician with a complaint of shuffling gait. He had a complex medical history, including a history of stroke.
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Failure to diagnose breast cancer
A 49-year-old African-American woman came to an internal medicine physician in August 2001. She continued to see this physician and his physician’s assistant for several years.
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Failure to diagnose Churg-Strauss Syndrome
A 44-year-old man came to the ED with swelling of the lower extremities and ecchymosis present for the past six days. He denied nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
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Failure to manage medications
In December 2008, a 76-year-old woman came to an internist to establish a primary care relationship and to seek treatment for itching.
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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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View PresentationFailure to Insist on EMS Transport
This is an actual TMLT medical malpractice case, involving the treatment of a patient with chest pain.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2016 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose and treat liver cancer; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA
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View PresentationOverprescribing Pain Medication
This is an actual TMLT medical malpractice case, involving a family physician and a patient prescribed to pain medication.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2015 Internal Medicine
Failure to manage medications; Dos and don'ts of renewing Your Texas Medical License
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Read FlipbookReporter 2014 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose Churg-Strauss Syndrome; Online reputation management for physicians
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Read FlipbookReporter 2013 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose breast cancer; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
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Diagnostic Errors
Case study and current research on the prevalence of diagnostic errors, common causes, and ways to prevent these types of errors.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2011 Neurology
Failure to restart anticoagulants; Highlighting HIPAA and HITECH — changes enacted to privacy rules
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Read FlipbookReporter 2011 Internal Medicine
Failure to perform a thorough exam; Highlighting HIPAA and HITECH — changes enacted to privacy rules
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Read FlipbookReporter 2010 Internal Medicine
Failure to refer; Gadolinium, renal failure, and NSF: a potentially dangerous combination
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Read FlipbookReporter 2009 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose and treat; PIAA releases internal medicine closed claim data; EMR product evaluation tool now available from TMA
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