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Physician Sued by Noncompliant Patient After Failing to Follow Up on Test
Timely review and appropriate follow up on all patient reports is essential and must be part of a practice's routine.
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He Said, She Said: Clinician Sued After Patient Suffers Severe Drug Reaction
It is essential to document warnings, especially significant ones, like this.
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Fatal Outcome After Clinician Prescribes Without Seeing Patient
This month's case examines what could happen when a clinician diagnoses and prescribes based on complaints being relayed to her, without seeing, or even directly speaking to, the patient.
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Clinician Lands in Hot Water After Failing to Write Rx for Noncompliant Patient
The physician explained everything to his defense attorney, including the fact that the patient was noncompliant with his medications and his medical appointments, and that it seemed pointless to prescribe yet another medication that wouldn't be taken.
