All Posts Tagged With: "Risk"
C-Section: Communication and Documentation Failures in Labor and Delivery
This case involves a woman with a pregnancy in 40.6 weeks gestation admitted in labor. Misinterpretation of the fetal heart strips, failure to appreciate acceptable standards of care, lack of appropriate communication, and failure to document are evident in the chart. What went wrong? In this Risk Management Radio Podcast sponsored by PPIC, Deborah Price, [...]
4Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Informed Consent
An otherwise healthy woman underwent arthroscopic bone spur removal surgery after a fall at her home. She signed a consent form for the bone spur removal. During the procedure, the surgeon discovered a previously undetected tear in the rotator cuff and obtained consent from the patient’s spouse to repair it. What are the three requirements [...]
3Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
