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BY: ANDREA PERRY
DATE: APRIL 5, 2011
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~Admitted that fault
invites lawsuits
~Amounts to handling overblank check to attorneys
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Survey conducted tested 310 doctors at 22
institutions were asked to describe 3 cases of
diagnostic error
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Survey Conducted
Major, minor and somewhere
in the middle: Doctors reported
583 errors. Of these, 180 (31%)
were self-rated as minor, 241
(41%) as moderate and 162
(28%) as major.
(November 2009)
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Compassion
Communication
Competence
Charting
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1. This is a new problem
2. The current legal system works well
3. Its about money
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4. Number of lawyers is the root of the
problem
5. Lawyers decide the standard of care
6. Frivolous suits are the root of the problem
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7. There is nothing one doctor can do
8. Judges and juries favor plaintiffs
9. All tort reform is good
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Patients sue their
physicians for manyreasons
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Failure to diagnose or adelay in diagnosis
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Fear of lawsuits
Doctors order more diagnostic test
Reducing fear could help lower costs of healthcare in general
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Reduction in 3 of lawsuits
Faster resolution
Lowered legal costs
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Negligent maternity care
practice
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Negligent fracture or
trauma care
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Failure to consult in atimely manner
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Negligent drug treatment
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Negligent procedures
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Failure to obtain informed consent
Description of patients diagnose
Nature and purpose of treatment
Risk or side effects of proposed treatment
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To prevent, patientinjuries and malpractice
claims, physiciansshould:
Follow their patientscomplaints to fulldiagnosis
Prepare themselves
mentally beforeprocedures
Knowwhen its time toconsult with a colleagueor make a referral
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1. Seven Reasons Family Doctors Get Sued and How to Reduce
Your Risk http://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0300/p29.html
2.MD True Confessions: Doctors Admit Their Diagnostic Errors
http://www.medifasthealth.org/blog/2010/07/19/md-true-confessions/
3. http://www.vandornandcurtiss.com/blog/medical-errors-caused-by-doctor-behavior.cfm
4. http://www.medicalmalpractice.com/resources/medical-malpractice/medical-negligence-lawsuits/are-you-entitled-
medical-negligence-