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Common Source of Radiology Malpractice - Communication Errors

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Okay, so moving on to the second most common error

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that we see in radiology is the communication failure.

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And unfortunately, in my opinion,

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in my experience,

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these errors are the least likely to be dropped,

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denied, or dismissed.

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So in most of the cases, if, uh,

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this type of communication failure has happened,

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it is really indefensible most of the times in my, in my,

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uh, experience that I have seen.

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Uh, and, and then as I said, that, um, uh,

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radiation doses, improper inspection

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of the equipment are the third most common type of, uh,

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cause for, uh,

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the medical-legal malpractice claims in, in, in us.

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Like the manufacturer settings were not

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subsequently updated.

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That's one of the reasons, uh, that, uh,

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these things happened.

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Most of these are also settled outside of the court.

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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

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