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A 31-year-old woman came to a stand-alone emergency center reporting excruciating shoulder and neck pain.
A 30-year-old woman came to a local hospital in premature labor. The fetus was in the breech presentation with cord prolapse. Ob-gyn A performed an emergency cesarean delivery.
A summary of radiology closed claim data from the MPL Association Data Sharing Project.
The radiologist interpreted the study and noted an area of slightly hazy density in the left lung with nearby fibrotic changes.
An eight-year-old boy came with his mother to a local ED with pain in his lower left leg from a fall earlier that day.
On June 1, a 35-year-old woman fell while stepping off a boat, injuring her chin, jaw, wrist, and hand. She went to an urgent-care clinic for treatment.
A 40-year-old man came to his family physician with complaints of left shoulder pain for two weeks. The physician ordered an MRI and administered an injection of methylprednisolone and lidocaine.
A 64-year-old woman came to the ED. She had undergone back surgery five days earlier.
A two-year-old boy with a five-day history of intermittent fever and stomachache was brought to his pediatrician.
A 44-year-old woman with a history of IV drug use was treated at a clinic for a foot infection and back spasms.
Guidance on how to create effective follow-up strategies.
A 55-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in New Mexico for a colostomy reversal.
A 33-year-old woman came to the ED reporting bilateral abdominal pain, back pain, and shortness of breath.
Performing an MRI when contraindicated; Guidelines for the release of medical records
Failure to diagnose epidural abscess; Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
Failure to report misplaced central line; HIPAA and patient privacy
Failure to communicate emergent findings; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA
Failure to diagnose tuberculosis; Online reputation for physicians