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

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Failure to Communicate MRI Results
This is an actual TMLT medical malpractice case, involving a pain management specialist treating a patient for back pain.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Reporter 2017 General Surgery
Failure to monitor vitamin levels after bariatric surgery; HIPAA and patient privacy

Reporter 2016 Gastroenterology
Failure to obtain cardiac clearance; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA

Reporter 2016 Radiology
Failure to communicate emergent findings; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA

Reporter 2015 Gastroenterology
Failure to follow up; Dos and don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License

Reporter 2015 Radiology
Failure to communicate; Dos and don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License

Reporter 2015 Cardiology
Delay in treatment; Dos and Don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License

Reporter 2012 Cardiology
Alleged failure to cease administration of hepaprin; Introducing Trust Rewards; TMLT adds cyber liability coverage to all policies; Medefense coverage enhanced

Reporter 2009 Anesthesiology
Failure to document, communicate; PIAA releases national anesthesiology closed claim data

Reporter 2008 Primary Care
Failure to diagnose cardiomyopathy; TMB enforces new rules for medical record documentation

Reporter 2006 Radiology