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The Reporter Quarter 4 2016

December 12, 2016

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Should you Google your patients?; TMLT's closed claims: Communication errors (CME); TMLT 2016 scholarship winning essay

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A 58-year-old man came to Neurosurgeon A for treatment of neck pain with radiation to his arms. The patient had a history of hypertension and diabetes.

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Failure to treat myocardial infarction

At 6:51 p.m., a 62-year-old man came to the emergency department (ED) of a local hospital reporting pain in the “chest wall area.”

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Failure to properly treat

A 74-year-old woman visited Cardiologist A with symptoms of congestive heart failure. She had a history of dilated cardiomyopathy, mitral valve regurgitation, and significant pulmonary hypertension.

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Unnecessary surgery

A 61-year-old woman with a history of colon polyps was referred to General Surgeon A for a colonoscopy.

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Failure to timely schedule a follow-up appointment

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Failure to Communicate MRI Results

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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 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 properly advise patient

A 37-year-old woman of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, with a strong family history for breast cancer, had a mammogram performed as part of an annual exam.

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Failure to obtain informed consent

On June 30, a 63-year-old female patient came to her surgeon with an MRI report of ruptured implants in both of her breasts.

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Reporter 2017 General Surgery

Failure to monitor vitamin levels after bariatric surgery; HIPAA and patient privacy

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Reporter 2016 Gastroenterology

Failure to obtain cardiac clearance; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA

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Reporter 2016 Radiology

Failure to communicate emergent findings; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA

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Failure to follow up; Dos and don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License

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Failure to communicate; Dos and don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License

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