malpractice

Since leaving the military in 2005, I have been continuously covered by The Doctors Company (TDC) for malpractice insurance coverage. My experience with them has been excellent. Since starting solo locum tenens work, I have had to pay for coverage by myself. Let's say that they charge me...

I have seen many people mention on this board and in other discussions that a major factor in their hesitation to pursue or regret after choosing radiology is due to the constant fear of missing something on a read. I am considering radiology very heavily as an MS3, but I know that I am a...

Hello everyone, My colleague who has her own private practice just mentioned to me that she has both malpractice insurance and general liability insurance for her business (an LLC). I'm only familiar with malpractice insurance. Others out there in the private practice world, do you advise...

So NP encroachment and standards of care are pretty common on here, but here's finally an example of a lawsuit being brought against 2 NPs for malpractice and one example of what can happen when people practice outside of their scope. Here is a link to the Plaintiff's Original Court Petition...

Paid Malpractice Claims Among US Physicians by Specialty, 1992-2014 JAMA Internal Medicine, May 2017 "Across all paid claims, the most common type of allegation was an error in diagnosis (31.8% [35 349 of 111 066]), followed by errors related to surgery (26.9% [29 861 of 111 066]), and errors...

Medicine Can Be A Taunting, Vicious Profession At Times By Birdstrike MD Not too long ago, I was busy at work seeing patients. The secretary yelled, “Dr. Birdstrike, there’s a phone call for you.” “Alright,” I said. “Transfer it over.” I answered the phone. “Hello, Dr. Birdstrike, this is...

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