A large sponge was left inside of a patient's abdomen following a procedure. The routine "lunch sponge count" never took place. The eroding sponge remained undetected for several years until a cascade of health issues put the patient back in the hospital. The patient's leg was soon amputated, and a $10.5 million settlement followed. How did this happen? Our podcast has the details.
EP 73: Doctor Sexually Assaults Veteran Patient.
EP 72: Surgeon Vs. Surgeon: Noncompete Violation. Borrowed Prescription Ledger. Messy Lawsuit.
EP 71: 5 Year-Old Patient. Misdiagnosis. Catastrophic Stroke.
EP 70: Pharmacy Refuses to Fill (Then Confiscates) Valid Opioid Prescription. Lawsuit Ensues.
EP 69: Fewer Malpractice Claims, Safer Medicine, Happier Doctors. We Share Vanderbilt‘s Secret Sauce. (Part 2 of 2)
EP 68: Fewer Malpractice Claims, Safer Medicine, Happier Doctors. We Share Vanderbilt‘s Secret Sauce. (Part 1 of 2)
EP 67: How a 21st Century Answering Service Immunizes Practices from a Surprisingly Common Source of Litigation. The After-Hours “He-Said She-Said.”
EP 66: The Legal Scourge Taking a Bite Out of Doctors: Websites Triggering ADA Lawsuits (Part 2 of 2)
EP 65: The Legal Scourge Taking a Bite Out of Doctors: Websites Triggering ADA Lawsuits (Part 1 of 2)
EP 64: Pregnant Patient + False HIV Diagnosis + Inept Delivery = Trainwreck (Part 3)
EP 63: ”Hey, Doc - Those Are MY Pictures on YOUR Website.” What Now? Copyright Infringement Defense 101. (Part 2 of 2)
EP 62: Pregnant Patient + False HIV Diagnosis + Inept Delivery = Trainwreck (Part 2)
EP 61: ”Hey, Doc - Those Are MY Pictures on YOUR Website.” What Now? Copyright Infringement Defense 101. (Part 1 of 2)
EP 60: Pregnant Patient + False HIV Diagnosis + Inept Delivery = Trainwreck (Part 1)
EP 59: Hypertensive Patient Receives Facelift, Bleeds Post-Op, Sues Surgeon After 18 Day Hospital Stint. Surgeon Prevails. (Part 2 of 2)
EP 58: Hypertensive Patient Receives Facelift, Bleeds Post-Op, Sues Surgeon After 18 Day Hospital Stint. Surgeon Prevails. (Part 1 of 2)
EP 58: An ER Doctor Was Sued. She Survived and is Thriving. Hear Her Story. (Part 2)
Patient Shot in the Back, Advised to Have Surgery, Refuses, then Sues. (Part 2 of 2)
EP 56: An ER Doctor Was Sued. She Survived and is Thriving. Hear Her Story. (Part 1)
EP 57: Patient Shot in the Back, Advised to Have Surgery, Refuses, then Sues. (Part 1 of 2)
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