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Reporter 2018 Adult Primary Care
Failure to monitor warfarin levels; Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
Reporter 2017 Internal Medicine
Failure to properly manage warfarin dosage; Case closed: HIPAA and patient privacy
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In December 2008, a 76-year-old woman came to an internist to establish a primary care relationship and to seek treatment for itching.
On December 3, a 27-year-old woman came to the office of Internist A. The patient reported abdominal pain.
Failure to Insist on EMS Transport
This is an actual TMLT medical malpractice case, involving the treatment of a patient with chest pain.
Reporter 2016 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose and treat liver cancer; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA
Overprescribing Pain Medication
This is an actual TMLT medical malpractice case, involving a family physician and a patient prescribed to pain medication.
Reporter 2015 Internal Medicine
Failure to manage medications; Dos and don'ts of renewing Your Texas Medical License
Reporter 2014 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose Churg-Strauss Syndrome; Online reputation management for physicians
Reporter 2013 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose breast cancer; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Diagnostic Errors
Case study and current research on the prevalence of diagnostic errors, common causes, and ways to prevent these types of errors.
Reporter 2011 Neurology
Failure to restart anticoagulants; Highlighting HIPAA and HITECH — changes enacted to privacy rules
Reporter 2011 Internal Medicine
Failure to perform a thorough exam; Highlighting HIPAA and HITECH — changes enacted to privacy rules
Reporter 2010 Internal Medicine