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Assessment Errors. Never Get Complacent. A Case Study with Lawyer Richard Halpern
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This episode of ‘Inside Medical Malpractice’ is the first of a five-part series exploring some of the top issues in malpractice; Assessment, Medication Errors, Communication, Infection Control and Unsafe Use of Equipment. Repeat guest Richard Halpern tackles the topic of Assessment, a skill considered fundamental for healthcare providers and a critical element of patient safety. Many malpractice cases include allegations that assessments weren’t completed often enough, thoroughly enough, or at all. Listen in as Richard shares a case study on one of the most tragic and potentially under reported adverse events of all; a mother who dies from hemorrhaging after childbirth. The issues in this case are many, but the focus is on the lack of nursing and medical assessments in the early hours after the baby was born. The biggest takeaways from this episode? Stay vigilant. Remain diligent. Never, ever get complacent.
70 episoder
Manage episode 344335828 series 2908340
This episode of ‘Inside Medical Malpractice’ is the first of a five-part series exploring some of the top issues in malpractice; Assessment, Medication Errors, Communication, Infection Control and Unsafe Use of Equipment. Repeat guest Richard Halpern tackles the topic of Assessment, a skill considered fundamental for healthcare providers and a critical element of patient safety. Many malpractice cases include allegations that assessments weren’t completed often enough, thoroughly enough, or at all. Listen in as Richard shares a case study on one of the most tragic and potentially under reported adverse events of all; a mother who dies from hemorrhaging after childbirth. The issues in this case are many, but the focus is on the lack of nursing and medical assessments in the early hours after the baby was born. The biggest takeaways from this episode? Stay vigilant. Remain diligent. Never, ever get complacent.
70 episoder
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