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Developing Trends and Current Topics in Anesthesiology Claims

Developing Trends and Current Topics in Anesthesiology Claims. by Jim C. Goodwin, JD. (With gratitude and acknowledgement to Brian J. Thomas, JD, Senior Claims Attorney & Director of Risk Management, Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group. www.ppmrrg.com ).

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Developing Trends and Current Topics in Anesthesiology Claims

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  1. Developing Trends and Current Topics in Anesthesiology Claims by Jim C. Goodwin, JD (With gratitude and acknowledgement to Brian J. Thomas, JD, Senior Claims Attorney & Director of Risk Management, Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group. www.ppmrrg.com)

  2. This Presentation Will Cover: • Electronic Medical Records (EMR) • Distractions in the O.R. • Ambulatory Surgery and Pain Centers • Top Ten Anesthesia Claims & Lawsuits

  3. Electronic Medical Records (EMR) • Overview of how EMR systems typically work • Recap of “the good old days” of documentary discovery • How electronic data is typically converted into paper form • Why litigation costs are increasing • Illustrative litigation

  4. Distractions in the O.R. • Administering anesthesia is surprisingly boring—except when it isn’t • We have lots of shiny new toys now • Surgeons love their iPods • Operating Rooms now commonly have internet access • Everyone is texting • Robots now operate • There are big screen TVs showing the surgery • And everything is tracked • Illustrative litigation

  5. (Resist the urge to snap that “O.R. selfie”)

  6. Ambulatory Surgery and Pain Centers • Why more and more procedures are performed here • Competing interests for patient populations—and supplies • How ambulatory centers differ from hospitals, and how they are similar • Illustrative litigation

  7. Top Ten Anesthesia Malpractice Claims (non-litigation) PPM’s History 6/1987 to 12/2012

  8. Top Ten Anesthesia Malpractice Lawsuits PPM’s History 6/1987 to 12/2012

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