Your Practice Made Perfect
Support, Protection and Advice for Practicing Medical Professionals
We found 10 episodes of Your Practice Made Perfect with the tag “medical”.
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Episode 102: Hazardous Office Protocols
September 11th, 2020 | Season 1 | 8 mins 40 secs
closed claim, emr, medical, office protocol, procedure
Katy Smith joins J. Baugh once again to discuss a closed claim involving poor office systems and protocols. They discuss the importance of implementing organized and effective office systems, and also why tracking office procedures could save you both time and trouble.
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Episode 079: Missteps in Medical Records
October 11th, 2019 | Season 1 | 14 mins 15 secs
closed claim, medical, oversight
Katy Smith joins J. Baugh to discuss three separate cases where critical oversights in patients’ medical records led to severe consequences, both physical and legal.
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Episode 065: With Great Power Comes Professional Responsibility
June 14th, 2019 | Season 1 | 30 mins 25 secs
clinical, doctor, medical, power, professional responsibility
Dr. Scott Fowler and Brian Fortenberry examine the personal topic of professionalism in the medical industry, and a doctor’s covenant with society. Dr. Fowler explains how the practice of medicine is not a business but a calling.
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Episode 039: From Witness to Defendant
October 26th, 2018 | 15 mins 53 secs
closed claim, insurance, malpractice, medical
Dan Himmelberg, SVMIC Assistant Vice President of Claims, and Brian Fortenberry discuss a closed claim in which a patient suffered an aneurysm after having an appendectomy. The patient's surgeon, who had been an expert witness in other cases, was taken to court himself, where he defended his care of the patient during over 8 years of legal proceedings.
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Episode 038: Doing It Right and Getting It Wrong
October 19th, 2018 | 12 mins 1 sec
closed claim, insurance, malpractice, medical
In this closed claim review, a hike up a steep ravine sent William to the hospital with a “weird feeling” in his back. After his symptoms subsided and he was discharged, he passed away of an aortic dissection. Host Brian Fortenberry and SVMIC attorney Judy Reneau discuss the doctor’s defense and how William's symptoms did not lead to the underlying problem.
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Episode 037: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
October 12th, 2018 | 20 mins 28 secs
healthcare, insurance, malpractice, medical
Surgeon Dr. Bruce Ramshaw and Brian Fortenberry discuss problems in healthcare and how new models for healthcare based on systems and data science could be applied. Dr. Ramshaw’s goal is to learn the real structural reasons that the global healthcare system is failing and what can be done to fix it.
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Episode 036: The Best Defense is a Good Offense
October 5th, 2018 | 26 mins 27 secs
insurance, malpractice, medical, testimony
Brian Fortenberry and attorney Wendy Longmire dig into the legal services that SVMIC provides. They discuss depositions, how to properly prepare physicians for testimony, and how mutually beneficial it is for a defendant to really become engaged in their own defense.
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Episode 035: Fear Factor
September 28th, 2018 | 11 mins 39 secs
closed claim, legal, medical, surgery
Host Brian Fortenberry and attorney Jamie Wyatt discuss a closed claim case in which everyone in an operating room, except for the surgeon, was sued due to the complications experienced by the patient post-surgery. They explore this "no talking policy" implemented by the surgeon, and how it created a hostile work environment and a very adverse outcome.
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Episode 034: The Impact of Preconceived Notions
September 21st, 2018 | 11 mins 40 secs
addiction, closed claim, medical
Attorney Tim Behan and Brian Fortenberry discuss how the depersonalization and dissociation from a well-known patient can help provide more effective treatment. In this closed claim review, a 40-year-old woman with drug-seeking behavior is left with neurological damage due to assumptions made about her condition.
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Episode 033: Pain Points
September 14th, 2018 | 23 mins 20 secs
disease, medical, pain, treatment
Brian Fortenberry talks to Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool, Director of Comprehensive Pain Services at University of Tennessee Medical Center and Medical Director of the University Center for Pain Management. They discuss targeted pain treatment options and how pain is a symptom of an underlying condition.