2022 Digest (Vol 32 No 1)
Allegations of failure to
diagnose are common in medical malpractice lawsuits against
ophthalmologists, and diagnostic error is an issue of ongoing
concern in the healthcare community. In fact, one of the “Top 10
Patient Safety Concerns” listed in an ECRI (formerly the Emergency
Care Research Institute) and Institute for Safe Medication
Practices (ISMP) 2022 special report is “Cognitive Biases and
Diagnostic Error.” We examine solutions.
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CASE STUDY:
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...
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Think about how you employ heuristics in working up patients. Heuristic thinking is based on past experience, and uses mental shortcuts, intuition, and “rule of thumb” to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently. It’s generally used when physicians see a patient with a familiar set of symptoms that fit a recognizable diagnosis. Read more in the 2022 Digest Vol 32 N0 1 ...
