Improper Performance
Risk management in action. Read about malpractice claims and case studies alleging improper performance, such as failures to diagnose and treat.
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Read ArticleFailure to discuss interruption of anticoagulation
A 72-year-old man came to a surgeon, who confirmed the patient had a reducible right inguinal hernia. The patient’s medical history included a CVA four years earlier.
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Read FlipbookReporter Quarter 3 2018
CME - Human Trafficking; Communicating with millennials; Wernicke's encephalopathy: Failure to monitor thiamine levels; Failure to obtain consent for esophageal dilation; TMLT Board Election 2019
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Read ArticleDelay in obtaining colonoscopy
The patient was a 47-year-old woman with a history of anal cancer and surgery. She was referred to Gastroenterologist A.
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Read ArticleFailure to monitor patient exhibiting signs of stroke
A 58-year-old woman with a history of morbid obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol arrived in the ED by ambulance. She reported numbness and blurred vision.
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Read ArticleFailure to diagnose cornual pregnancy
A 33-year-old woman came to the ED reporting bilateral abdominal pain, back pain, and shortness of breath.
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Read ArticleFailure to properly manage shoulder dystocia
A 35-year-old woman went to an obstetrics/gynecology practice for confirmation of pregnancy and prenatal care. She had a history of three prior pregnancies, with two ending in miscarriage.
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Read ArticleFailure to diagnose and treat infection
A 72-year-old woman with a history of diabetes came to the ED due to pain in her left eye.
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Read ArticleDelay in surgery and improper performance
A 64-year-old man fell from a ladder and injured his left forearm. An x-ray showed a displaced fracture of radial and ulnar shafts.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2019 Ophthalmology
Improper performance of cataract surgery; Guidelines for the release of medical records
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Read FlipbookReporter 2019 Radiology
Performing an MRI when contraindicated; Guidelines for the release of medical records
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Read ArticleFailure to properly interpret BRCA test results
A 40-year-old woman came to her ob-gyn for a well-woman visit and requested breast cancer susceptibility gene testing.
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Read ArticleImproper performance of carpal tunnel surgery
A 56-year-old man was referred to an orthopedic surgeon due to sensory changes in his upper arms.
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Read FlipbookReporter Quarter 2 2019
From difficult to dangerous: How to handle disruptive patients; How to address ethical misconduct by a colleague or staff member; Improper performance of breast biopsy; Improper prescribing
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Read FlipbookReporter 2019 Dermatology
Failure to respond to complications in a timely manner; Guidelines for the release of medical records
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Read ArticleCase Study: Failure to supervise aesthetician
A 33-year-old woman sought laser hair removal at a plastic surgeon’s medical spa.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2018 Orthopedics
Improper performance of left carpal tunnel surgery; Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
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Read ArticleFailure to insist on EMS transport
A patient’s wife called her husband’s family physician, requesting an appointment because her husband had chest pain.
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Read ArticleFailure to diagnose rhabdomyolysis
A 3-year-old girl was brought to the ED with fever, lethargy, sore throat, and severe leg pain.
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Read ArticleFailure to monitor patient’s postoperative INR
A 54-year-old woman came to an orthopedic surgeon reporting chronic bilateral hip pain for 30 years.
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Read ArticleFailure to properly supervise
A 28-year-old woman came to an orthopedic clinic with right hip pain lasting for two weeks.
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