First the bad news: There's no way to eliminate the risk of a lawsuit. As long as you are practicing, the risk exists. The good news: You can manage risk and limit...

You’ve just been informed that your testimony is needed for a malpractice lawsuit involving a case you worked. Now what? First things first. During the pre-trial...

It's easy to blame this case of wrong-person surgery on the pathologist who admittedly mixed up biopsy slides, but we're still left to wonder what if anything the OR team...

It's human nature to want to apologize. When we cut someone off in traffic, when we forget to follow up on an email, when we say something that we shouldn't have,...

The most common surgical malpractice claim is operative negligence, which arises when a plaintiff alleges that a surgeon deviated from the standard of care during...

Every year, physicians perform millions of off-label epidural steroid injections (ESI) to treat neck and back pain — despite the risk of rare but serious and sometimes fatal...

The 18-month-old in the recovery room wasn’t my case, but then his care took a sudden turn. When the toddler became hypoxic, the anesthesiologist looked at me and yelled...

What do you do when a patient wants to climb into the back of an Uber, Lyft or taxi after surgery instead of riding home in the front seat with a responsible caregiver? And what if...

Medical Malpractice: Charting Through the EHR MedMal Minefield; 5 legal danger zones unique to electronic documentation

The Count Is Off - Now What? We created a step-by-step poster to resolve incorrect counts and hung it on every OR wall.

Deadly DVT: Man dies from pulmonary embolism following leg tendon surgery. Lawsuit: Doctors and physical therapists should have recognized the man suffered a pulmonary embolism following surgery to repair a torn leg tendon.

Medical Malpractice: Pa. court: Docs can't delegate informed consent. Pennsylvania case may have broad implications nationwide.

Legal Update: Be smart about smartphone use. Mitigate the legal risks of cell phones in your facility.

Medical Malpractice: The limits of informed consent. Can patients claim damages if they were aware of the risks?

Hospital accused of elaborate cover-up after unnecessary surgery. Patient's lawsuit says she had organs removed for no reason following mistaken pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

Hospital hit with $5M verdict after lap chole patient's post-discharge death. Woman, 49, died after she was discharged the same day she underwent an emergency gallbladder removal at a Philadelphia hospital.

Medical malpractice: Should patients sign arbitration agreements? They often unknowingly forfeit their right to sue doctors in courts of law.

Inspiration of informed consent Dead at 78. Jerry Canterbury's paralysis after routine back surgery forever changed how doctors discuss the risks of care.

Medical malpractice: 5 tips to avoid anesthesia lawsuits. Your best defense is to operate within the boundaries of good sense.

Is facility responsible for swallowed dental bridge during surgery? Hospital says standard of care wasn't breached.