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 her role in a complex chain of events that led toRead more …Why a nurse should not go to jail originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/barbara-l-olson" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Barbara L. Olson, RN < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy Malpractice Nursing Source Type: blogs
Health Care Through the Back Door: The Dangers of Nurse Visits
By HANS DUVEFELT
In some practices, patients with seemingly simple problems are scheduled to be seen by a nurse or medical assistant. Sometimes they can even just drop off a urine sample in case of a suspected urinary tract infection.
This is a dangerous trap. What if the patient rarely gets urinary infections, has back pain and assumes it is a UTI instead of a kidney stone or shingles on their back just where one kidney is located; what if they have lower abdominal pain from an ovarian cyst or an ectopic pregnancy?
Another dangerous type of “nurse visit” is when patients focus on one symptom or parameter, thi...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Primary Care Hans Duvefelt Source Type: blogs
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 to give our opinions regarding the causation of traumatic injuries. Some attorneys ask usRead more …An example of medical-legal consulting originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/armin-feldman" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Armin Feldman, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs
Recognizing and addressing medical malpractice stress syndrome (MMSS)
Every claims executive handling medical malpractice claims has seen it. So has every lawyer who defends physicians in med mal cases. They know how destructive this phenomenon can be to the defendant and their case, just as hospital administrators know how damaging it can be to an entire practice group. With more than half theRead more …Recognizing and addressing medical malpractice stress syndrome (MMSS) originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/gail-fiore" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Gail Fiore, MSW < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Malpractice Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Who will heal the physician? [PODCAST]
“Medical errors exist at the far end of a continuum of unexpected events in clinical practice and they are devastating for all involved. Even when care is attentive and patient compliance perfect, unexpected outcomes occur in medicine. Unanticipated diagnoses, delays in diagnosis, premature death — these are all included in the realm of “unexpected events”Read more …Who will heal the physician? [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Malpractice Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Understanding your medical malpractice insurance policy [PODCAST]
“Arguably one of the most overlooked yet incredibly important aspects of your malpractice insurance policy is the Consent to Settle Provision. You ’re paying thousands of dollars a year for your malpractice insurance; you should have a say in how your claims are handled, don’t you think? Today we’re going to talk about the consent toRead more …Understanding your medical malpractice insurance policy [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs
The criminalization of true medical errors is a step backwards for patient safety
On December 27, 2017, as the result of a medication error, 75-year-old Charlene Murphey died tragically at Nashville ’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The nurse who administered the medication, RaDonda Vaught, was criminally convicted for the mishap and the case ultimately caught the attention of the entire global health care community. Unfortunately, medical errors are notRead more …The criminalization of true medical errors is a step backwards for patient safety originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/michael-ramsay" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Michael Ramsay, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy Malpractice Source Type: blogs
Malpractice: an officer of the court
Tony (not his real name) was one of those patients who came to be a friend. I was his doctor for 11 years, guiding him through some very difficult times with a chronic autoimmune disease. He was a handyman, a fly fisherman, a husband, a father and a man of deep faith. His condition wasRead more …Malpractice: an officer of the court originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/brian-sayers" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Brian Sayers, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs
Divided loyalties: A physician testifies against a colleague
Some may think I am a traitor. I testified against one of our colleagues. And his employment was terminated. It feels terrible. The type of gut-wrenching terrible that baits my tear and steals my sleep. I find myself rehashing the testimony, always startled afresh at the unambiguous answers.“What were your concerns?” Counsel asks.“PatientRead more …Divided loyalties: A physician testifies against a colleague originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/kasi-chu" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Kasi Chu, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs
A man in his 60s with chest pain. Cardiologist refuses to take to the lab. Obvious STEMI, even with criteria. Yet final diagnosis " NSTEMI " . This happens far too often.
Submitted by Anonymous MD, edits by MeyersA man in his 60s with past medical history of multiple sclerosis and hypertension was brought in by EMS from home for chest pain thatstarted acutely just prior to arrival. He rated the pain at 9/10, describes as pressure, radiates towards the left arm with associated shortness of breath, diaphoresis and had one episode of emesis. He did not have a prior history of CAD or other cardiac disease. His pain improved to 6/10 after EMS gave him 3 sprays of sublingual nitroglycerin and 324 mg of aspirin. Prehospital ECGs:What do you think?Both ECGs are diagnostic of acute LAD OMI...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 15, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
In defense of medical errors
I gasped at the guilty verdict that halted my indifferent scroll through the newsfeed. In the course of her duties, a nurse who had accidentally administered the wrong drug, self-reported her mistake and remorsefully admitted her error to a body of her peers was turned into a criminal. If that standard was applied across theRead more …In defense of medical errors originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/shah-naz-h-khan" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Shah-Naz H. Khan, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs
The emotional aspect of surviving a lawsuit or disciplinary action
Malpractice claims and disciplinary actions are unfortunate realities for too many physicians. A 2016 survey of physicians revealed that 34 percent of them had been sued, and 16.8 percent had been sued more than once. By the time a doctor is 54 years old, there is almost a 50 percent chance that they will haveRead more …The emotional aspect of surviving a lawsuit or disciplinary action originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/vickie-mulkerin" rel="tag" > Vickie Mulkerin, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs
Medical Malpractice as a Separate Criminal Offense: a Higher Degree of Patient Protection or Merely a Sword Above the Doctors' Heads? The Example of the Croatian Legislative Model and the Experiences of its Implementation
Igor Vuleti ć (University Goce Delcev), Medical Malpractice as a Separate Criminal Offense: a Higher Degree of Patient Protection or Merely a Sword Above the Doctors' Heads? The Example of the Croatian Legislative Model and the Experiences of its Implementation, 2... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 9, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
How a legal injustice changed this physician ’s career [PODCAST]
“I do not hesitate to share what I endured. I recognize that there is a code of silence that must be broken when one is involved in legal action. It is imperative that we speak out to patients, legislators, and other physicians against these types of injustices. The sense of isolation can be overwhelming. IRead more …How a legal injustice changed this physician’s career [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs
Understanding consent-to-settle in your malpractice insurance policy
Arguably one of the most overlooked yet incredibly important aspects of your malpractice insurance policy is the Consent to Settle Provision. You ’re paying thousands of dollars a year for your malpractice insurance; you should have a say in how your claims are handled, don’t you think? Today we’re going to talk about the consent toRead more …Understanding consent-to-settle in your malpractice insurance policy originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/jennifer-wiggins" rel="tag" > Jennifer Wiggins < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy Malpractice Source Type: blogs
