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In a recent malpractice claim, the plaintiff was a man diagnosed with prostate cancer who followed up regularly with his physician for a year. He was put on medication after he started to experience some complications.
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Dr. A, an internal medicine physician, refers her patient with ongoing gastrointestinal distress symptoms to Dr. B, a gastroenterologist on staff at the same institution. Dr. B suspects possible colitis and orders a colonoscopy.
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Physicians' anxiety over malpractice lawsuits drives defensive medicine moreso than other measures of risk, suggests a new survey of more than 3,500 physicians treating more than 29,079 Medicare patients with chest pain, headache, or lower back pain.
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Most malpractice claims against primary care doctors are the result of missed or delayed diagnosis or drug errors, according to an analysis of 34 studies.
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Malpractice claims involving excessive prescribing of opioid analgesics are increasing, but malpractice risks also stem from withholding appropriate opioid analgesics.
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Several years ago, The Doctors Company conducted a study of surgical specialties, looking at preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical care.
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While a defendant served with a new lawsuit often cannot believe that someone would be willing to criticize his or her care, the truth is that an expert already has offered a critical opinion, says Ryan M. Shuirman, JD, an attorney at Yates, McLamb & Weyher in Raleigh, NC.
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Numbness and difficulty after orthopedic surgery result in more than $1 million verdict for the plaintiff and Diagnosis of pneumonia instead of CHF results in plaintiffs verdict at trial
