Medical Malpractice and Legal Issues Journal Articles

• Stent Cases and the Criminalization of Medical Judgment In this editorial, the author questions the validity of judging stent-related malpractice cases by the "70/30 Rule." What's the rationale behind it, and is there empirical evidence to back it up?
  Circulation, February 07, 2020
• Current Difficult Airway Management--Not Good Enough! Have updated practice guidelines and refined airway management devices and techniques improved patient outcomes in difficult tracheal intubations? A new study finds there's much room for improvement.
  Anesthesiology, October 04, 2019
• Meeting the Challenge of Difficult Staffing Decisions Find out how to prepare for and address issues related to low staffing.
  American Nurse Today, August 30, 2019
• Malpractice Claims in Benign Biliary Disease Surgery A review of cholecystectomy-related malpractice claims provides insight into the costs and contributing factors of these claims.
  Annals of Surgery, May 21, 2019
• Of a Certain Age: When Are Radiologists Too Old to Practice? Some may be surprised to learn that it is legal to require mandatory annual cognitive testing and competency evaluation for physicians.
  Applied Radiology, December 14, 2018
• The Price of Medical Tourism Many people travel abroad to obtain medical or surgical care, but they may have little recourse should things go wrong.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, November 05, 2018
• Defensive Medicine and Histopathology Diagnosis of Melanoma Fear of malpractice causes 25% of skin pathologists to upgrade a diagnosis of melanocytic skin lesions.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 24, 2018
• Trends in Physician Reimbursement for Spinal Procedures How have payments for spinal procedures changed in recent years? This article examines the trends.
  Spine, August 06, 2018
• Advice on Avoiding a Malpractice Lawsuit This brief article presents proactive strategies to reduce diagnostic errors and communication lapses that could result in a malpractice suit.
  Applied Radiology, July 27, 2018
• Family Medicine and Obstetrics: Let's Stop Pretending Is delivering babies still one of the core activities of family medicine--and should it be? This editorial comments on the changing role of family physicians in providing maternity care.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, July 19, 2018
• Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking When and for whom is voluntary stopping of eating and drinking appropriate? How can associated symptoms be managed? Review counseling as well as ethical and legal considerations in this article.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 04, 2018
• Telehealth and Legal Implications for Nurse Practitioners What potential legal issues associated with telehealth should nurse practitioners be aware of?
  Journal for Nurse Practitioners, February 12, 2018
• Diagnostic Errors: Impact of an Educational Intervention Could an educational intervention help increase provider knowledge regarding diagnostic errors and strategies to prevent them?
  Journal of Pediatric Health Care, February 07, 2018
• Nurses in the Know: History and Future of Advance Directives Find out what nurses need to know in respect to the ethical and legal obligations of advance healthcare directives.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, January 09, 2018
• Lawsuits After Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty A better understanding of the common reasons for malpractice claims after TKA could help reduce the number of malpractice suits.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, December 08, 2017
• Complications: Acknowledging, Managing, Coping With Error To err is human -- but many health care providers struggle with acknowledging medical mistakes and coping with the emotional effects.
  Translational Andrology and Urology, November 29, 2017
• An Analysis of Malpractice Litigation in Plastic Surgery A new study examines the trends in malpractice litigation in plastic surgery and discusses the importance of expert witness testimony.
  ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery, November 21, 2017
• Situational Awareness Errors and Brain Damage, Death Research finds that situational awareness errors may have contributed to catastrophic outcomes in most recent anesthesia malpractice claims.
  Anesthesiology, October 16, 2017
• Informed Consent: Ethical and Legal Considerations As patient advocates, nurse practitioners can play a key role in the informed consent process. Find out the ethical and legal aspects to be aware of.
  Journal for Nurse Practitioners, March 31, 2017
• Dumped: When Nursing Homes Abandon Patients to the Hospital The illegal practice of 'dumping' is a significant and distressing issue for nursing home residents and their families. What's the solution?
  American Nurse Today, December 05, 2016