In January 2017, a husband and wife applied for life insurance. The wife was pregnant. Part of the application process required them to complete a blood test. The blood test indicated the wife was HIV positive. When this news was delivered to the patient in front of her husband, the patient vomited. When she demanded an explanation, the practice insinuated her husband was participating in an extra-marital affair.
The lab result was ultimately deemed a false positive. The husband and wife sued, the practice, alleging the practice's negligence inflicted undue emotional distress. The lawsuit also stated that even if the woman WAS HIV positive, this information should not have been casually revealed in the presence of her husband. A defense verdict was delivered - meaning the doctor/practice prevailed. What can we learn? Our podcast has the details.
EP 55: It's All in the Delivery: Breaking Bad News to Patients - How To Do It (Part 2)
EP 56: Abandoned Sponge. Amputated Leg. $10.5 Million Settlement.
EP 54: It's All in the Delivery: Breaking Bad News to Patients - How To Do It (Part 1)
EP 53: Anonymous Major League Pitcher versus Anonymous Surgeon. $5 Million Settlement. Surgeon on Phone in OR.
EP 52: Padding Test Results. $3 Million Verdict. What Was He Thinking?
EP 51: Lawsuit Tsunami: Understanding the ADA So YOU Don't Get Sued (Part 2)
EP 50: Lawsuit Tsunami: Understanding the ADA So YOU Don't Get Sued (Part 1)
EP 49: Hospital Blasted with $80K Penalty for Dragging Its Heels in Releasing Records (Part 2)
EP 48: Hospital Blasted with $80K Penalty for Dragging Its Heels in Releasing Records (Part 1)
EP 47: The New Business Intelligence Platform Changing The Way Aesthetic Practices Do Business
EP 46: $30 Million Judgment. Patient Deceased. Surgeon Unable to Be in Two Places at Once. (Part 2)
EP 45: $30 Million Judgment. Patient Deceased. Surgeon Unable to Be in Two Places at Once. (Part 1)
EP 44: A Doctor's Trip to Cyber-Hell and Back: Surviving Ransomware and Data Breaches (Part 2)
EP 43: How Powerhouse Law Firm ByrdAdatto Protects Doctors with NO Hourly Billing (Part 2)
EP 42: How Powerhouse Law Firm ByrdAdatto Protects Doctors with NO Hourly Billing (Part 1)
EP 41: A Doctor's Trip to Cyber-Hell and Back: Surviving Ransomware and Data Breaches (Part 1)
EP 40: Former FBI Hostage Negotiator Teaches Prevention and Treatment of Clinical Violence in YOUR Medical Practice (Part 2)
EP 39: Former FBI Hostage Negotiator Teaches Prevention and Treatment of Clinical Violence in YOUR Medical Practice (Part 1)
EP 38: Doctor Indicted in Money Laundering Scheme Involving Non-Approved Drugs
EP 37: Prescribing the Most Regulated Drug in America: Human Growth Hormone and the Law
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