General Surgery
News and case studies for surgeons
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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 monitor patient following bariatric surgery
A 22-year-old, morbidly obese woman came to a bariatric surgical center for a sleeve gastrectomy procedure. The patient completed extensive preoperative diagnostic testing and education.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2018 General Surgery
Unnecessary surgery, Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
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Read FlipbookReporter 2013 General Surgery
Failure to properly advise patient; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
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Read FlipbookReporter 2011 General Surgery
Failure to diagnose surgical complications; HIPAA and HITECH — changes enacted to privacy rules
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Read FlipbookReporter 2010 General Surgery
Failure to communicate test results; Gadolinium, renal failure, and NSF: a potentially dangerous combination
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Read FlipbookReporter 2017 General Surgery
Failure to monitor vitamin levels after bariatric surgery; HIPAA and patient privacy
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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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Wrong site surgery
A 72-year-old woman was referred by her primary care physician to a gastroenterologist for evaluation of right lower quadrant abdominal pain.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2016 General Surgery
Failure to perform pre-operative exam; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA
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Read FlipbookThe Reporter Quarter 2 2016
2015 risk management trends; Treating and accommodating patients under the Americans with Disabilities Act, part one (CME); Failure to diagnose breast cancer; Failure to use correct surgical hardware
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Read FlipbookReporter 2015 General Surgery
Wrong site surgery; Dos and don'ts of renewing Your Texas Medical License
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Read FlipbookReporter 2014 General Surgery
Failure to obtain informed consent; Online reputation management for physicians
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Read FlipbookReporter 2012 General Surgery
Improper performance of tumor resection; Introducing Trust Rewards; TMLT adds cyber liability coverage to all policies
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Read FlipbookReporter 2009 General Surgery
Failure to diagnose complications; PIAA releases general surgery closed claim data; EMR product evaluation tool now available from TMA
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Read FlipbookReporter 2008 General Surgery
Failure to diagnose complications; TMB enforces new rules for medical record documentation
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Read FlipbookReporter 2007 General Surgery
Failure to arrange for follow-up care; The FDA in 2007: criticism, caution, and confusion
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Read FlipbookReporter 2006 General Surgery
Complications not recognized; Reducing errors in health care: where are we now?
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Read FlipbookReporter 2005 General Surgery
Procedure not indicated; PIAA releases national general surgery closed claim data
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