Risk Management Review is a publication developed for practice-based physicians. Risk Management Review presents case studies of claims associated with various specialties. Each case study includes a risk management analysis and presents risk strategies that might help prevent unfavorable outcomes in similar cases.

The following list represents a sample of Risk Management Reviews available to our insureds.

Documentation Errors Lead to Missed Diagnosis and Suboptimal OutcomeFailure of Patient Tracking Leads to Missed Diagnosis and Patient Death Failure to Closely Monitor Patient's Condition Leads to Death From Septicemia Failure to Rescue Decompensating Patient Due to Nonresponsive On-Call Physician Has Tragic Consequences Inadequate Supervision of Patient With Chronic Pain Ends With Patient DeathInsufficient Medical History Contributes to Delayed Diagnosis and Catastrophic Outcome Miscommunication and Poor Documentation Lead to Suboptimal Outcome for Cardiac Patient Misdiagnosis of Brain Abscess Leads to Tragic Patient OutcomeObstetrician and Radiologist Miscommunicate, Resulting in
Catastrophic OutcomePatient's Chronic Pain Is Improperly Managed, Resulting in Overdose DeathPatient Dies From Cancer After Refusing Treatment
Recommendations; Malpractice Lawsuit FollowsPatient Does Not Receive Timely Treatment Following Critical Injury, Resulting in Permanent ImpairmentPatient Fails to Follow Physician's Repeated Recommendations, Resulting in Fatal Myocardial InfarctionPatient Suffers Neuromuscular Deficits Following Spinal Injections; Poor Coordination of Care Results in Paralysis and Malpractice Lawsuit Physician Fails to Adequately Work Up Atypical Patient, Resulting in Death From Myocardial InfarctionPhysician Fails to Pursue Abnormal Finding and to Diagnose Cancer Physician's Inadequate Assessment of Patient Leads to Missed Diagnosis of Ovarian CancerPoor Continuity of Care and Inadequate Documentation Combine With a Rare Condition to Produce a Suboptimal OutcomeSuboptimal Care in Vulnerable Patient Results in Poor Outcome and Large Malpractice Payment Surgeon Is Assisted by Nonemployee Scrub Nurse and Equipment Failure Occurs — Who Is Responsible? Young Patient Suffers Cardiac Arrest and Brain Damage After Delayed Referral to Specialist