Medical Malpractice "High Risk" Case Studies
By CRICO/RMF
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Podcast Description
For more than 20 years, CRICO/RMF has analyzed claims and suits from the Harvard medical community to understand causes of error. We've learned that 67% of claims fall into four high risk areas: Diagnosis, Obstetrics, Surgery and Medication.
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Test Delay Blamed in Woman's Colon Cancer Death | The patient was under 50 and lack of communication between the PCP and GI about a sigmoidoscopy order contributed to a diagnostic failure. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Diagnostic Failures Prompt Referral Changes. | -- | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Retained Object: Reliance on Memory Harms Patient. | -- | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Drug Error Reviewed by Non-Healthcare Methods | -- | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lack of Empathy Triggers Suit Against Surgeon | -- | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Removal of Infant’s Healthy Kidney | -- | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Closed Claim Abstract: Lack of Prostate Discussion Caused Legal Pain | -- | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sent Home Twice Before Baby Born Sick | -- | 4/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sleep Apnea Patient Dies After Eye Surgery | -- | 2/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deaths Preventable with Computers | -- | 10/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Delayed Diagnosis of Post-op Infection | -- | 9/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Assumptions Among Providers Delay DX | -- | 6/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Attending Unaware of Patient Problems | -- | 4/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Multiple Providers Miss PE | -- | 10/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Repeat ED Visits, Delayed Diagnosis, Lost Ovary | -- | 10/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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No Screen, Then Colon CA: Closed Claim Abstract | -- | 7/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wrong Site, Quickly Settled: Closed Claim Abstract | -- | 3/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Five Hours to Deliver Twin B: Closed Claim Abstract | Even though the cause of a brain hemorrhage was difficult to prove, the case was settled because management of the second twin’s delivery was so difficult to defend. | 1/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Long Surgery, Consent Faulted in Blindness: Closed Case Abstract | A young patient didn't know about blindness risk before 12-hour, two-stage broken back surgery. | 10/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vague Talk Between OB and RN Caused Delay: Closed Case Abstract | In this case, quicker identification of a compromised fetus required more precise EFM discussion, and a strategy for repeat examinations. | 8/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Atypical Pain-Missed MI in ED: Closed Case Abstract | In this case, the patient presentation was 'atypical,' and the language and cultural divide between the providers and the family contributed to clinical issues not being resolved before discharge. | 5/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Communication Miscues: Closed Claim Abstract | A lesion noted in a radiologist report was not followed before the patient died from metastatic lung cancer. In this case, communication miscues among an ordering physician specialist, the imaging specialist, and the PCP let the patient and the physicians down. | 12/29/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When to Seek a Consult: Closed Claim Abstract | In this case, the patient and physician start out very optimistic, and experience increasing frustration with a problem the doctor is unable to solve. The question of when and how to seek a consult or refer the patient out, becomes a pivotal issue. | 12/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Preparing for the Worst: Closed Claim Abstract | In this case, the facts suggest that a serious adverse outcome might be prevented by preparing for the worst, rather than expecting everything will go well. | 11/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Identifying System Flaws: Closed Claim Abstract | Twenty-year-old Patrick Dwight suffered from multiple birth defects, an undescended testicle, and mild diabetes insipidus. Patrick was admitted for right hip replacement surgery by a surgeon who'd done his left hip three years prior. Four days post-op, Patrick became somnolent, began having seizure-like activity, slipped into a coma, and developed aspiration pneumonia. | 11/1/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Knowing What to Say: Closed Claim Abstract | In this case the patient expected her providers to work together as a team during a scheduled routine procedure. And after experiencing a serious medical error, she would need her physicians to know what to say to her. | 10/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Diagnosis and Communication: Closed Claim Abstract | Although this case involves a pediatric patient, the patient safety themes regarding problems with diagnosis and communication cut across many specialties and patient populations. | 10/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 27 Episodes |
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