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.

Deficiencies in Documentation Make Malpractice Allegations Indefensible Failure of Patient Tracking Leads to Missed Diagnosis and Patient Death Failure to Closely Monitor Patient's Condition Leads to Death From Septicemia Failure to Follow Up on Abnormal Radiological Findings Results in Missed Cancer Diagnosis Inadequate Medical Clearance Results in Devastating Outcome for Patient 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 Does Not Receive Timely Treatment Following Critical Injury, Resulting in Permanent ImpairmentPatient Fails to Follow Physician’s Repeated Recommendations, Resulting in Fatal Myocardial Infarction 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 Cancer Poor Communication Leads to Delay in Identifying Critical Finding and Death of Patient 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