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Category: Malpractice
We’re reacting to medical errors the wrong way
Medical mistakes are as old as the practice of medicine itself, but it wasn’t until 1999 that the United States started paying more attention to them. Over twenty years later, we may be reducing medical errors — a recent study published in the Jo…
Denying essential medical care doesn’t save money — or lives
That health care in the United States is wildly expensive is beyond debate — but the actual numbers are almost beyond belief. In 2010, for example, health care costs amounted to $2.6-trillion. By 2020, those costs had risen to $4 trillion — an increase…
Teen dies when blood culture protocol botched: What can we learn from this tragedy?
It’s 4 a.m. when a 17-year-old awakens at home with severe left shoulder pain that his worried parents call 911. By the time he reaches the emergency room (ER), he has pain all the way to his wrist. “Any recent injuries?” asks the doc…
Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. “When most health care professionals hear the word ‘malpractice,’ they want to run the other way. This is understandable—but also a missed opportunity. We can leverage malpractice data to target an…
Using inquiry-based stress reduction to treat medical malpractice stress syndrome [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. “We are busy people who have had much success; looking at our painful thoughts is not something we have had the need or opportunity to do. We may be a little anxious, neurotic, even, but we are respected, help…
Using inquiry-based stress reduction to treat medical malpractice stress syndrome
“Your worst enemy cannot hurt you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.” – The Buddha. On her 44th birthday, Dr. Maya Williams took in all she had accomplished: her recent partnership in her radiology practice, two beautiful middle-…
Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results
When most health care professionals hear the word “malpractice,” they want to run the other way. This is understandable—but also a missed opportunity. We can leverage malpractice data to target and drive investment in patient safety efforts. Malpractic…
Why a nurse should not go to jail
I recently wrote a letter to the Davidson County, TN judge who will sentence RaDonda Vaught, a former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse convicted on two felony counts in the 2017 death of a patient. RaDonda faces up to 12 years in prison for h…
An example of medical-legal consulting
Medical-legal consulting is a great way to use your medical training in a non-clinical field that helps people. Physicians all over the country are now doing medical-legal consulting as a rewarding part-time gig. One service out of many we provide is t…
