Strategies to improve patient follow up

Attorney Jim Boston is back to review the five top things that get physicians sued, including issues with communication, documentation, follow-up, referrals, and medication errors.

A 43-year-old man came to the emergency department (ED) on August 21 with sudden epigastric pain radiating to his back with severe nausea and vomiting.

Following a normal prenatal course, 30-year-old woman went into labor at 39 weeks.

A 40-year-old woman came to a breast care center on referral from her ob-gyn

A 60-year-old woman came to her primary care physician’s office with abdominal pain and fullness

A 46-year-old man came to a general surgeon for treatment of inguinal and umbilical hernias.

An eight-year-old girl was brought to the ED with a groin injury from a bicycle accident.

A 55-year-old man came to Family Physician A with a two-month history of chest pain after exertion.

The radiologist interpreted the study and noted an area of slightly hazy density in the left lung with nearby fibrotic changes.

A 90-year-old woman fell at the assisted living facility where she resided. Following the fall, she began to report severe right hip pain.

A 69-year-old man came to the ED with worsening shortness of breath. His history included smoking, COPD, and an occluded right coronary artery.

A 70-year-old woman with diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension was taken to the hospital due to severe aortic stenosis.

A 77-year-old woman came to a new ophthalmology group and was seen by Ophthalmologist A.

A 54-year-old woman reported pain in her left arm, chest, and back to her primary care physician.