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.
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EP 15: Combating Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Protecting Your Employees, Your Patients, and Yourself
EP 14: How to Have Your Day in Court and Keep Your Nest Egg | Top Med-Mal Defense Measures with Super Lawyer Chris Schulte, JD
EP 13: What Doctors Get Wrong About Med-Mal Litigation | A Deep Dive with Florida Super Lawyer Chris Schulte, JD
EP 12: A Doctor’s Greatest Nightmare. Indictment. Prison. Then the Road to Redemption.
EP 11: Direct Primary Care and Dr. Josh Umbehr - Making Primary Care Cool Again with Atlas MD
EP 10: Prescribing Peace of Mind | Asset Protection for Physicians
EP 9: Gadolinium Deposition Disease: The Litigation Tsunami No One Sees Coming
EP 8: Missing Toes & Shotgun Lawsuits - Why Throwing Colleagues Under the Bus Never Pays
EP 7: Trolling for Litigation - Why Staff Chaperones Will Save Your Skin
EP 6: Consent Vs. Informed Consent - How Should Doctors Expose Patients to Risk?
EP 5: Belly Dancer Sues Belly Dancer - What to Do When a Patient's Family Perpetuates a Frivolous Lawsuit
EP 4: Patients Bamboozled by Big Bills: How Much Care is Too Much Care?
EP 3: Avoiding Bad Outcomes When Selecting Interpreters for Deaf Patients
EP 2: Fueled by Fear: Why Scared Patients Will Always Find an Attorney
EP 1: From Vietnamese Re-Education Camp to Med Mal Courtroom
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