0:00

Okay, so standard of care we've discussed previously,

0:03

I'll sort of skip over this other than to say

0:07

that radiologists miss a certain percentage of cases

0:10

despite using their extraordinary efforts.

0:13

Finding a radiologist negligent for his errors in perception

0:17

holds radiologists to a standard of perfection, a standard

0:21

that is impossible

0:22

and one in which all radiologists would be negligent.

0:26

This is what the Wisconsin Appellate Court said in a case,

0:29

and unfortunately, um, the fact

0:32

that you are 99.99% correcting your

0:37

interpretation of studies makes no difference on

0:40

that 0.01% Case in which you miss something that led

0:45

to harm damages to the patient.

0:49

Your past reputation is of no benefit

0:52

to you if you miss a case, we are held to that standard

0:56

because an expert witness is gonna come in and say, Hey, Dr.

1:00

Sso should have picked up that brain tumor

1:05

and is negligent in this specific

1:09

one in 10,000 case.

1:12

So this means that most people, uh,

1:15

who get sued are excellent physicians.

1:19

It's sometimes a numbers game that unfortunate things happen

1:23

in the lifetime of your practice.

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0:00

Okay, so standard of care we've discussed previously,

0:03

I'll sort of skip over this other than to say

0:07

that radiologists miss a certain percentage of cases

0:10

despite using their extraordinary efforts.

0:13

Finding a radiologist negligent for his errors in perception

0:17

holds radiologists to a standard of perfection, a standard

0:21

that is impossible

0:22

and one in which all radiologists would be negligent.

0:26

This is what the Wisconsin Appellate Court said in a case,

0:29

and unfortunately, um, the fact

0:32

that you are 99.99% correcting your

0:37

interpretation of studies makes no difference on

0:40

that 0.01% Case in which you miss something that led

0:45

to harm damages to the patient.

0:49

Your past reputation is of no benefit

0:52

to you if you miss a case, we are held to that standard

0:56

because an expert witness is gonna come in and say, Hey, Dr.

1:00

Sso should have picked up that brain tumor

1:05

and is negligent in this specific

1:09

one in 10,000 case.

1:12

So this means that most people, uh,

1:15

who get sued are excellent physicians.

1:19

It's sometimes a numbers game that unfortunate things happen

1:23

in the lifetime of your practice.

Report

Faculty

David M Yousem, MD, MBA

Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean

Johns Hopkins University

Majid Aziz Khan, MD, MBBS

Director, Non-Vascular Spine Intervention

Johns Hopkins University

Mahla Radmard, MD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Kelly P. Yousem, JD

Plaintiff’s Attorney

Lesson

Expert Witness Best Practices - Radiologist's Perspective

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Expert Witness Best Practices - Lawyer's Perspective

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Expert Witness Case Review - Introduction

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Expert Witness Case Review - Detection Misses

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Expert Witness Case Review - Communication Errors

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Expert Witness Case Review - Interventional Radiology

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Impact of Malpractice Litigation and Liability Considerations

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Expert Witness Case Review - Conclusion

Standard of Care