Filtered By:
Management: Malpractice

This page shows you your search results in order of relevance.

Order by Relevance | Date

Total 44 results found since Jan 2013.

Medicolegal considerations with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in stroke: a systematic review.
Conclusion. Physicians and hospitals are at an increased risk of litigation in patients with AIS when in IV-tPA is being considered for treatment. While majority of the cases litigated were cases where tPA was not administered, only about 1 in 20 cases was litigated when complications occurred. PMID: 24083048 [PubMed]
Source: Stroke Research and Treatment - December 2, 2014 Category: Neurology Tags: Stroke Res Treat Source Type: research

Malpractice Case: What Could Have Prevented This Severe Stroke Outcome? Malpractice Case: What Could Have Prevented This Severe Stroke Outcome?
Could physicians have averted this patient ' s poor stroke outcome?The Doctors Company
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - June 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news

A Stroke of Luck for Overregulated Healthcare Industry
On Friday the 13th, a ruling against the FTC was a stroke of good luck for the rest of the healthcare industry, which is already overregulated.
Source: Physicians Practice - November 29, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Martin Merritt, JD Tags: Blog HIPAA Law & Malpractice Healthcare Reform Compliance Source Type: news

MRI for all: Cheap portable scanners aim to revolutionize medical imaging
.news-article__hero--featured .parallax__element{ object-position: 47% 50%; -o-object-position: 47% 50%; } The patient, a man in his 70s with a shock of silver hair, lies in the neuro intensive care unit (neuro ICU) at Yale New Haven Hospital. Looking at him, you’d never know that a few days earlier a tumor was removed from his pituitary gland. The operation didn’t leave a mark because, as is standard, surgeons reached the tumor through his nose. He chats cheerfully with a pair of research associates who have come to check his progress with a new and potentially revolutionary device they are testing. The cylind...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - February 23, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Adverse Events in Carotid Endarterectomy From a Medicolegal Perspective
Conclusions: Stroke and hypoglossal nerve injury are the most frequently litigated complications, and mean damages awarded were considerable. Knowledge of issues raised in our analysis may be included in a comprehensive consent process, potentially minimizing liability and improving patient safety.
Source: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - September 17, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Svider, P. F., Vidal, G.-P., Zumba, O., Mauro, A. C., Haser, P. B., Graham, A., Rahimi, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Diagnostic errors in cerebrovascular disease: What are we missing?
Diagnostic error is the "failure to establish an accurate and timely explanation of the patient's health problems or communicate that explanation to the patient," according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences.1 These errors occur pervasively in all settings of our health care system, including outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, and the emergency room. Diagnostic errors harm patients and cost the health care system. Among malpractice claims between 1986 and 2010, diagnostic errors accounted for the largest number of claims.2 Diagnostic errors most often led to death and permanent injury and ...
Source: Neurology - April 10, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Batra, A., Henderson, G. V. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Clinical trials Systematic review/meta analysis, Infarction, Subarachnoid hemorrhage EDITORIALS Source Type: research

Pro Bono: Rapidly Evolving Treatment Protocols Can Impact Your Liability
Advances in treatment can impact your liability Over the last few years, many rapidly changing medical advances and treatment methods for managing stroke and cardiac patients have challenged the status quo of traditional treatment, and are impacting how we assess and treat patients in the prehospital setting. Is there an obligation to keep up with these changes and adjust our treatment protocols consistent with these new modalities? Absolutely. In a lawsuit alleging negligence, an essential aspect of the inquiry is to determine the standard of care for that patient situation. Negligence or medical malpractice re...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - May 1, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stephen R. Wirth, Esq., EMT-P Tags: Columns Administration and Leadership Source Type: news

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery review
Patients see neurosurgeons as gods, but what is the reality? Henry Marsh has written a memoir of startling candourWe go to doctors for help and healing; we don't expect them to make us worse. Most people know the aphorism taught to medical students, attributed to the ancient Greek Hippocrates but timeless in its quiet sanity: "First, do no harm." But many medical treatments do cause harm: learning how to navigate the risks of drug therapies, as well as the catastrophic consequences of botched or inadvised surgical operations, is a big part of why training doctors takes so long. Even the simplest of therapies carries the ri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Gavin Francis Tags: The Guardian Private healthcare Culture Society Reviews Books Neuroscience UK news Hospitals NHS Source Type: news

Exit Strategy: Planning for the Unexpected Closure of Your Practice
Conclusion Once drafted, your plan should be regularly updated to reflect changes in your practice and the practices of the colleagues who have agreed to assist in an emergency. Remember to include contact information for others who may be able to assist your family and/or staff, such as your malpractice carrier and your business attorney. The plan need not be complex, but it must be documented and readily available to anyone who may need to implement it. Your patients, your staff, and your family will thank you for it.
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - June 1, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICN Online Editor Tags: Current Issue Practice Management Psychiatry Risk Management exit strategy office closing Source Type: research

Neurological Fallacies Leading to Malpractice
This article provides a case studies approach exposing the fallacies and highlighting proper management of these common neurologic presentations.
Source: Neurologic Clinics - July 19, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: James C. Johnston, Knut Wester, Thomas P. Sartwelle Source Type: research

Pulmonary artery perforation and coronary air embolism —two fatal outcomes in percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion
AbstractPercutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is a routinely performed method to reduce the risk of stroke in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, when an oral anticoagulation is no longer indicated due to relevant bleeding complications. Currently, the Amplatzer Amulet and the Watchman system are two equally used systems. While there is an acute success rate of more than 95 per cent for this intervention, several minor and major complications such as pericardial effusions, air embolism, vascular lesions in proximity to the heart or even death can occur. Here, we report two cases of very rare fatal outco...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - November 3, 2016 Category: Medical Law Source Type: research

Ethical clinical translation of stem cell interventions for neurologic disease
The application of stem cell transplants in clinical practice has increased in frequency in recent years. Many of the stem cell transplants in neurologic diseases, including stroke, Parkinson disease, spinal cord injury, and demyelinating diseases, are unproven—they have not been tested in prospective, controlled clinical trials and have not become accepted therapies. Stem cell transplant procedures currently being carried out have therapeutic aims, but are frequently experimental and unregulated, and could potentially put patients at risk. In some cases, patients undergoing such operations are not included in a clin...
Source: Neurology - January 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Cote, D. J., Bredenoord, A. L., Smith, T. R., Ammirati, M., Brennum, J., Mendez, I., Ammar, A. S., Balak, N., Bolles, G., Esene, I. N., Mathiesen, T., Broekman, M. L. Tags: Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, All Ethics in Neurology/Legal issues, Malpractice, Error in medicine, Professional conduct and ethics CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Source Type: research

What Adverse Events and Injuries Are Cited in Anesthesia Malpractice Claims for Nonspine Orthopaedic Surgery?
CONCLUSIONS: Nonspine orthopaedic anesthesia malpractice claims more frequently cited nerve injury and events arising from the use of regional anesthesia than other surgical anesthesia malpractice claims. This may reflect the frequency of regional anesthesia in orthopaedic cases rather than increased risk of injury associated with regional techniques. When neuraxial procedures and anticoagulation regimens are used concurrently, care pathways should emphasize clear lines of responsibility for coordination of care and early investigation of any unusual neurologic findings that might indicate neuraxial hematoma. We do not hav...
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - March 1, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kent CD, Stephens LS, Posner KL, Domino KB Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research