Risk Management

Failure to diagnose Giant Cell Arteritis results in settlement

OMIC has seen several sizeable settlements resulting from failure to diagnose giant cell arteritis cases in the past few years. In 2020, alone, there were two large settlements, this one for $475K and another case for $600K. The settlements are large because GCA, if diagnosis does not occur or is delayed, often leads to bilateral blindness in elderly patients. 

Allegation: Failure to diagnose giant cell arteritis in a 79-year-old. 

Disposition: Settlement of $475K. 

Read the entire treatment history, analyses, and takeaways from these two claims on pg. 6 of the 2022 Digest Vol 32 N0 1.