Survival strategies for radiology: some practical tips on how to reduce the risk of being sued and losing. Export

@article{citeulike:3578728, abstract = {The average indemnification for radiologists has tripled in the past 15 years, making risk management in radiology necessary to reduce the threat of being sued and losing. More than 75\% of radiology lawsuits allege failure to diagnose or failure to communicate in a timely manner: ultimately, one third of these lawsuits are lost by the radiologist. A failure to communicate results in a timely manner is one of the greatest problems facing radiologists today, and it is a causal factor in 80\% of lawsuits. Although rarely the primary factor for these suits, this is the one area in medical malpractice litigation in which radiologists can play a crucial role in reducing risk and liability. This article provides some practical tips on how to reduce the risk for being sued and losing.}, author = {Raskin, M. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {3578728}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2006.03.018}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17412150}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17412150}, doi = {10.1016/j.jacr.2006.03.018}, issn = {1558-349X}, journal = {Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR}, keywords = {cost, error, liability}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {689--693}, posted-at = {2008-11-19 17:34:00}, priority = {2}, title = {Survival strategies for radiology: some practical tips on how to reduce the risk of being sued and losing.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2006.03.018}, volume = {3}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3578728 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3578728 N2 - The average indemnification for radiologists has tripled in the past 15 years, making risk management in radiology necessary to reduce the threat of being sued and losing. More than 75% of radiology lawsuits allege failure to diagnose or failure to communicate in a timely manner: ultimately, one third of these lawsuits are lost by the radiologist. A failure to communicate results in a timely manner is one of the greatest problems facing radiologists today, and it is a causal factor in 80% of lawsuits. Although rarely the primary factor for these suits, this is the one area in medical malpractice litigation in which radiologists can play a crucial role in reducing risk and liability. This article provides some practical tips on how to reduce the risk for being sued and losing. IS - 9 JF - Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR SN - 1558-349X EP - 693 TI - Survival strategies for radiology: some practical tips on how to reduce the risk of being sued and losing. VL - 3 SP - 689 KW - cost KW - error KW - liability AU - Raskin, MM PY - 2006/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2006.03.018 ER -