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How Application Forms and Burnout Threaten MD Mental Health and Patient Safety
Progress in the work to solve a problem that threatens all providers and their patients: doctors often don’t seek mental health care because they fear the impact on their careers.
$1.5 Billion in Miscommunication: Medmal Data Report Finds Opportunities
Communication errors in medmal cases are expensive and becoming more frequent among patients and providers. A new data report from Candello in the Harvard medical community looks at the increasing…
Case Dismissed! Every Medical Defendant’s Dream Still Holds Some Nightmares
If a clinician is sued for medical malpractice and the case never goes to trial, they dodged a bullet right? A physician defendant shares what it was like to be sued, and going through all the ups…
Expert: Communication Is Top Fix for Prostate Care Allegations
For primary care clinicians, a top risk area is related to allegations of delayed diagnosis of cancer. Data in the Harvard system show that the top three cancers in primary care litigation are…
How Depositions Make or Break a Medmal Defense
A discussion with two legal experts in the Harvard system about why depositions are critical in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Attorneys Lisa Wichter and Alex Terry use their courtroom experience to…
New Medmal Report: Documentation Matters a Lot
In a review of Candello’s database of claims from malpractice insurers across the country, documentation failures emerged in one out of every five medical professional liability cases. They are also…
Paying for Patient Safety: Solving an ROI Puzzle
Investing in patient safety programs not only helps patients, but also prevents large payouts for hospitals. And we can measure it.
Teleradiology Leads Virtual Care Risk in New Study
Researchers looking for malpractice risks with virtual visits were surprised to learn that teleradiology was leading the way in professional liability claims over the past 12 years. Virtual office…
New Study Finds Outpatient Adverse Events Common, Often Preventable
Some top-line conclusions are that outpatient harm was relatively common and often serious, with a call to action for intervention in outpatient errors. Drs. David Levine and David Bates of Brigham…
Taking the Pulse of a Clinician’s Interpersonal Skills
Several Harvard-affiliated medical institutions are piloting a program to provide personalized feedback to physicians about the effect of their behavior and interactions on others. More than 675…
Bringing AI Into Medicine and Keeping It Safe
As artificial intelligence, or AI, takes off in the public sphere, what about medicine? The health care industry has been using some form of AI for decades, yet very recent advancements are upping…
A Net to Catch Patients at Risk of Falling Through the Cracks
The Harvard teaching hospitals and their affiliated institutions have banded together to tackle one of the most difficult and deadly challenges that face all health care providers: clinical tests and…
Alert on Surgical Items Left Behind in Patients
In late 2023, the Academic Medical Center Patient Safety Organization issued an advisory noting a spike in reports of retained surgical items. A retained surgical item is patient safety lingo for…
Higher Malpractice Risk with Advanced Practice Providers? Data Say Not Really
The topline data from Candello claims analysis do not show an increase in malpractice corresponding to the increased use of APPs. In fact, the claims rate may be declining, adjusting for practice…
When a Doctor is Sued: Former Defendant Finds Her Voice
A former doctor defendant found meaning after the ordeal despite her lack of preparation or role models. Dr. Gita Pensa, an emergency medicine physician, made it her professional focus to help other…
Boarding Critical Care Patients in EDs: New Guidance from Patient Safety Experts
The boarding of critical care patients in the emergency department is an increasing concern because ICUs are often also too full to take them.
An Alert on Cyber Risk for Health Providers: No One is Safe
Healthcare providers are facing new threats from online attacks that require new strategies to limit liability, harm to patients, and revenue loss. In spring of 2023, the Academic Medical Center…
Medical Error’s Stubborn Threat to Hospital Patients
A new study that looks at when, where, and how medical errors occur in the in-patient setting is shining a bright light on threats to patient safety and quality in health care. A topline result of a…
When the Patient’s Home is the Hospital
Admitting patients to their own homes for hospital care: many factors are coming together to make the “Home Hospital” a hot topic in health care delivery. A roomful of defense attorneys in Boston…
Copy and Paste in the Medical Record: A Top EHR Danger
When it comes to medical notes in patient charts, copying and pasting carries risks of confusion, patient harm, and liability for providers.
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