malpractice claims

JOHN SHUFELDT, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP In the December issue of JUCM, Dr. Shufeldt introduced a discussion on how to not be named in a malpractice suit by suggesting that providing excellent customer service, never saying “no” to a patient, and thorough documentation of the pertinent positives and negatives are viable techniques to reduce your malpractice exposure. Here, he continues the discussion with other precautions you can take.

JOHN SHUFELDT, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP We live and practice medicine in a litigious society. How, evolve into a patient whose ischemic bowel took two or three visits to correctly diagnose. For now, let’s focus on how urgent care providers can protect themselves when the odds are stacked against them. The first and most obvious answer is to not commit malpractice; more about that in a moment. The next most likely answer is for providers …