Your Practice Made Perfect

Episode 047: The Case of Good Medicine, Management, and Documentation

January 11th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  15 mins 48 secs

breast cancer, closed claims, cyst, mammogram

In this closed claim case, a woman with a family history of breast cancer was closely monitored for 6 years. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the patient filed a lawsuit against her general surgeon. She alleged that her cancer should have been diagnosed at least eight months sooner. Learn how, in this case, it proves that even if all the right steps are taken, one is never immune to a lawsuit.