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Defining, Litigating, and Preventing Medical Malpractice: A Team Effort

Defining, Litigating, and Preventing Medical Malpractice: A Team Effort. Nicole Koppi Mrs. Graha M. What is malpractice?. Must be proven by four components: Doctor must have legal duty to patient A breach of this duty Casual relationship between breach and injury of patient

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Defining, Litigating, and Preventing Medical Malpractice: A Team Effort

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  1. Defining, Litigating, and Preventing Medical Malpractice: A Team Effort Nicole Koppi Mrs. GrahaM

  2. What is malpractice? • Must be proven by four components: • Doctor must have legal duty to patient • A breach of this duty • Casual relationship between breach and injury of patient • Legal ability to alleviate injury, usually monetary

  3. Frequency of malpractice • foreign objects- 39 times a week on average • Incorrect procedures- 20 times • Wrong body part operated on- 20 times • Unsafe medical practices- 44,000 killed

  4. Where does malpractice happen? • Hospitals • Nosocomial infection- sepsis • Pharmacies • Error- 11% prescriptions

  5. Preventable procedures • 15% of stents are unneccesary • 25% of pacemakers • Radiology- most often • Oncology- least often • Third most common cause of death in the US- NOT counting infections

  6. Examples of malpractice • 24x12 inch towel left inside colon cancer patient, 2/3 bowel had to be removed • 910,000 dollar settlement • Patient catches fire in OR • Pennsylvania hospital- 1/87,000 surgeries • MRI • One accident per five years • No measures required by law

  7. Legal aspect

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