Failure to diagnose a foreign body and to follow up
An eight-year-old girl was brought to the ED with a groin injury from a bicycle accident.
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An eight-year-old girl was brought to the ED with a groin injury from a bicycle accident.
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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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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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GOA 69-year-old man came to the ED with worsening shortness of breath. His history included smoking, COPD, and an occluded right coronary artery.
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A 70-year-old woman with diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension was taken to the hospital due to severe aortic stenosis.
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A 77-year-old woman came to a new ophthalmology group and was seen by Ophthalmologist A.
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Failure to respond to complications in a timely manner; Guidelines for the release of medical records
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Failure to diagnose epidural abscess; Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
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A 54-year-old woman reported pain in her left arm, chest, and back to her primary care physician.
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A 44-year-old man came to the ED with leg swelling and bruising for the past six days.
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A 28-year-old woman came to her gastroenterologist with a history of diarrhea. A colonoscopy revealed colitis.
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Negligence and failure to arrange adequate follow-up care; HIPAA and patient privacy
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Failure to follow up with STAT lab order; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA
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Failure to order follow-up tests; Dos and don'ts of renewing Your Texas Medical License
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