http://feeds.feedburner.com/runlegalissues Latest articles from Renal and Urology News Legal Issues in Medicine Legal Issues in Medicine Legal Issues in Medicine custserv@haymarketmedia.com no Clinicians missed several opportunities to advocate for their patient, leading to the loss of a leg. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/clinical-negligence-leads-to-amputation-and-lawsuit/article/403644/ Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:00:00 GMT Clinicians missed several opportunities to advocate for their patient, leading to the loss of a leg. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/clinical-negligence-leads-to-amputation-and-lawsuit/article/403644/ https://www.renalandurologynews.com/cre-patient-will-sue-endocope-manufacturer/article/399572/ Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:40:00 GMT https://www.renalandurologynews.com/cre-patient-will-sue-endocope-manufacturer/article/399572/ https://www.renalandurologynews.com/malpractice-lawsuit-filed-in-joan-rivers-case/article/396104/ Wed, 04 Feb 2015 22:00:00 GMT https://www.renalandurologynews.com/malpractice-lawsuit-filed-in-joan-rivers-case/article/396104/ A harried family practitioner mistook a bacterial infection for a viral infection. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/slapdash-diagnosis-ends-in-blindness/article/326457/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:39:40 GMT A harried family practitioner mistook a bacterial infection for a viral infection. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/slapdash-diagnosis-ends-in-blindness/article/326457/ He had ordered two computed tomography scans for a man in his early 70's, but simply filed away the scan results without looking at them. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/doctor-fails-to-look-at-test-results-misses-crucial-diagnosis/article/322609/ Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:00:00 GMT He had ordered two computed tomography scans for a man in his early 70's, but simply filed away the scan results without looking at them. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/doctor-fails-to-look-at-test-results-misses-crucial-diagnosis/article/322609/ A nurse and pharmacist misread a nephrologist's handwritten prescription for a dialysis patient. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/patients-death-blamed-partly-on-bad-handwriting/article/318392/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:33:29 GMT A nurse and pharmacist misread a nephrologist's handwritten prescription for a dialysis patient. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/patients-death-blamed-partly-on-bad-handwriting/article/318392/ A urologist had explained to the patient that a split ureter is a potential risk of ureteroscopy. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/patient-sues-after-suffering-known-risk-of-stone-procedure/article/310796/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:42:14 GMT A urologist had explained to the patient that a split ureter is a potential risk of ureteroscopy. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/patient-sues-after-suffering-known-risk-of-stone-procedure/article/310796/ Confidential health information was sent to a patient's employer by a physician, resulting in a HIPAA violation. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/hipaa-violation-wrong-fax-sent-physician-privacy/article/305022/ Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:30:00 GMT Confidential health information was sent to a patient's employer by a physician, resulting in a HIPAA violation. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/hipaa-violation-wrong-fax-sent-physician-privacy/article/305022/ A doctor forgot about his own note in a patient's chart that the patient should be screened for liver cancer. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/forgotten-chart-note-leads-to-lawsuit/article/299159/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT A doctor forgot about his own note in a patient's chart that the patient should be screened for liver cancer. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/forgotten-chart-note-leads-to-lawsuit/article/299159/ Over the past several years, Dr. N occasionally had been asked to serve as an expert in medical malpractice cases. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/nephrologist-serves-as-expert-witness-against-urologist/article/290060/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:31:02 GMT Over the past several years, Dr. N occasionally had been asked to serve as an expert in medical malpractice cases. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/nephrologist-serves-as-expert-witness-against-urologist/article/290060/ A urologist and others present during the procedure testified that everything was done properly and nothing untoward occurred. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/lawsuit-follows-a-post-lithotripsy-ruptured-spleen/article/283999/ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMT A urologist and others present during the procedure testified that everything was done properly and nothing untoward occurred. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/lawsuit-follows-a-post-lithotripsy-ruptured-spleen/article/283999/ A pathologist was unable to determine if a bladder tumor was muscle invasive because biopsy samples did not include muscle tissue. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/urologist-ignores-note-in-pathology-reportand-regrets-it/article/279408/ Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT A pathologist was unable to determine if a bladder tumor was muscle invasive because biopsy samples did not include muscle tissue. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/urologist-ignores-note-in-pathology-reportand-regrets-it/article/279408/ The son of a decreased man testified that he was the healthcare proxy for the patient, and that his father had a living will stating he wanted resuscitation measures in case he needed them. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/doctor-sued-for-following-a-do-not-resuscitate-order/article/273249/ Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:36:00 GMT The son of a decreased man testified that he was the healthcare proxy for the patient, and that his father had a living will stating he wanted resuscitation measures in case he needed them. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/doctor-sued-for-following-a-do-not-resuscitate-order/article/273249/ Dr. B should have documented that the patient was offered—and had declined— many standard primary care services. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/physician-held-culpable-after-agreeing-to-unorthodox-arrangement/article/264710/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:28:16 GMT Dr. B should have documented that the patient was offered—and had declined— many standard primary care services. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/physician-held-culpable-after-agreeing-to-unorthodox-arrangement/article/264710/ A urologist did not communicate a patient's abnormal PSA test result because the patient switched to another urologist. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/when-does-a-doctors-obligation-to-a-patient-end/article/262839/ Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:27:13 GMT A urologist did not communicate a patient's abnormal PSA test result because the patient switched to another urologist. https://www.renalandurologynews.com/when-does-a-doctors-obligation-to-a-patient-end/article/262839/