Resistance factor: Physicians change prescribing practices; FDA proposes labeling changes to OTC pain relievers; A sleepy nation: diagnosing and treating sleep disorders (expired CME); Failure to diagnose and notify ED physicians; Improper performance of laser skin treatment; IHI initiates "5 Million Lives Campaign"
VIDEO: Failure to Insist on EMS Transport
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Reporter 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

Risk alert: Birth control pills recalled
Allergan recalls sample packs of Taytulla birth control pills

Overprescribing pain medication
This is an actual TMLT medical malpractice case. It involves a family physician and a patient prescribed to pain medication. This presentation illustrates how action or inaction on the part of the phy
Failure to monitor patient’s postoperative INR
A 54-year-old woman came to an orthopedic surgeon with complaints of chronic bilateral hip pain lasting for 30 years.
Failure to discontinue medication
A 34-year-old woman came to an ob-gyn for prenatal care on May 25. This was the patient’s fifth pregnancy.
10 Things that Get Physicians Sued
This publication will describe 10 common errors that can increase the risk of a malpractice suit, and offer risk management techniques to address these issues.
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.
Ordering improper medication
A 40-year-old man with a history of a Grade 4 gliosarcoma underwent a left parietal craniotomy at Hospital A.
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 prescribe correct medication dosage
On June 1, a 37-year-old man with complaints of a two-week history of progressively worsening dizziness and unsteady gait came to the ED of a large hospital.
Negligence in prescribing bowel prep medications
On June 23, a 71-year-old woman came to a gastroenterologist for evaluation of polyps. The patient had no constipation, but reported right lower quadrant pain.

The Reporter Quarter 3 2017
Preparing for a deposition; Prescribing issues: Opioids and off-label medications (CME); Overprescribing NSAIDS; Failure to diagnose; Failure to correctly prescribe and instruct in taking medication

Reporter 2017 Internal Medicine
Failure to properly manage warfarin dosage; Case closed: HIPAA and patient privacy

The Reporter Quarter 3 2016
Building cultural competency; Treating and accommodating patients under the ADA, part two (CME); Unnecessary surgery; Failure to monitor warfarin prescription; TMLT board election 2017

Reporter 2016 Emergency Medicine
Medication error at patient discharge; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA

Reporter 2015 Internal Medicine
Failure to manage medications; Dos and don'ts of renewing Your Texas Medical License
Drug Name Mix-Ups: FDA Issues a New Warning
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning regarding potential confusion caused by the similar names of two drugs: Brintellix (vortioxetine), an antidepressant, and Brilinta.

Reporter 2015 Pain Management
Failure to recognize prescription drug abuse; Dos and don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License

Reporter 2014 Hematology-Oncology