2025 Risk Management Programs
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BookCASE IN POINT III - FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE - VIRGINIA
Case in Point III examines closed medical malpractice claims that have diagnostic error as their core allegation. The selected cases illustrate an all-too-common theme presented in a variety of clinical situations where a Physician’s failure to diagnose a patient properly led to a lawsuit.
Objectives
- Identify what constitutes an allegation of failure to diagnose in a malpractice lawsuit
- Recognize the role of the medical record in preventing diagnostic errors
- increase Physician-patient communication and participation in their own health care
- Implement changes in practice to minimize delay in diagnosis or failure to diagnose