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Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results

David L. Feldman, MD, MBA
Policy
June 27, 2022

When most health care professionals hear the word “malpractice,” they want to run the other way. This is understandable—but also a missed opportunity. We can leverage malpractice data to target and drive investment in patient safety efforts. Malpractice data shows us that good communication and teamwork are vital to preventing adverse events and malpractice claims—while dramatically improving working conditions and enhancing patient safety.

Malpractice data shows that communication-related factors contribute to …

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Malpractice may be negative, but its data can generate positive results

7 tips for telehealth during COVID-19

David L. Feldman, MD, MBA
Conditions
April 18, 2020

Telehealth has come into focus during the COVID-19 pandemic as physicians face an immediate need to reduce exposure by providing care—or at least triage—remotely when appropriate.

Under usual circumstances, telemedicine is comparatively low risk. That said, telemedicine does bring specific risks to patient safety and physician/practice liability. Minimizing those risks calls for adapting daily practice routines around informed consent, documentation, and other standard components of a patient encounter, as well as …

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