http://feeds2.feedburner.com/clinicaladvisorlegaladvisor Latest articles from The Clinical Advisor Legal Advisor Legal Advisor Download our FREE app. ]]> Legal Advisor custserv@haymarketmedia.com no A nurse practitioner disagrees with her supervisor over a diagnosis but fails to voice her opinion, leading to misdiagnosis and a subsequent above-the-knee amputation. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/legal-advisor-agreeing-with-supervisor-vs-advocating-for-patient/article/832275/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:00:00 GMT A nurse practitioner disagrees with her supervisor over a diagnosis but fails to voice her opinion, leading to misdiagnosis and a subsequent above-the-knee amputation. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/legal-advisor-agreeing-with-supervisor-vs-advocating-for-patient/article/832275/ A nurse practitioner sues her former employer after being fired for refusing to get a flu shot. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/legal-advisor-fired-for-refusal-to-get-a-flu-shot/article/826080/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:12:18 GMT A nurse practitioner sues her former employer after being fired for refusing to get a flu shot. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/legal-advisor-fired-for-refusal-to-get-a-flu-shot/article/826080/ A court must choose whether to accept a hospital's explanation that a nurse was fired for violating HIPAA or let a jury decide whether the hospital's action was merely a pretext for firing the nurse for taking advantage of FMLA. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/alleged-violation-of-health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-or-termination-for-taking-advantage-of-the-family-and-medical-leave-act/article/822156/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:14:53 GMT A court must choose whether to accept a hospital's explanation that a nurse was fired for violating HIPAA or let a jury decide whether the hospital's action was merely a pretext for firing the nurse for taking advantage of FMLA. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/alleged-violation-of-health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-or-termination-for-taking-advantage-of-the-family-and-medical-leave-act/article/822156/ A recently discharge patient dies in a tragic fire, and the hospital and treating clinicians are subsequently named in a lawsuit. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/could-a-tragic-death-following-hospital-discharge-have-been-avoided/article/814451/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:57:17 GMT A recently discharge patient dies in a tragic fire, and the hospital and treating clinicians are subsequently named in a lawsuit. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/could-a-tragic-death-following-hospital-discharge-have-been-avoided/article/814451/ Use of a fax machine and lack of a timely response resulted in the demise of a patient and an accusation of gross negligence. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/np-faulted-for-patient-care-via-fax/article/807474/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:37:41 GMT Use of a fax machine and lack of a timely response resulted in the demise of a patient and an accusation of gross negligence. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/np-faulted-for-patient-care-via-fax/article/807474/ A nurse practitioner working in the safe child center of the outpatient pediatric wing of a regional hospital is called to testify in an abuse case. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/is-clinician-testimony-hearsay/article/796082/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:48:50 GMT A nurse practitioner working in the safe child center of the outpatient pediatric wing of a regional hospital is called to testify in an abuse case. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/is-clinician-testimony-hearsay/article/796082/ A HIPAA violation harms the successful career of a healthcare provider and causes problems for her former and current employers. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/hipaa-violation-derails-nps-career/article/786511/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:38:47 GMT A HIPAA violation harms the successful career of a healthcare provider and causes problems for her former and current employers. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/hipaa-violation-derails-nps-career/article/786511/ A clinician quits her job but afterward sues for wrongful termination. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/a-case-of-wrongful-termination/article/782516/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:56:49 GMT A clinician quits her job but afterward sues for wrongful termination. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/a-case-of-wrongful-termination/article/782516/ A clinician fails to follow up after ordering diagnostic tests for a patient. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/patient-test-results-never-received/article/774138/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:39:51 GMT A clinician fails to follow up after ordering diagnostic tests for a patient. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/patient-test-results-never-received/article/774138/ A patient dies after a clinician fails to act on signs of a potential case of deep vein thrombosis. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/liability-after-a-missed-diagnosis/article/767247/ Mon, 21 May 2018 12:32:53 GMT A patient dies after a clinician fails to act on signs of a potential case of deep vein thrombosis. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/liability-after-a-missed-diagnosis/article/767247/ Infants classified as very high risk for substantiated maltreatment had a higher relative risk of overall mortality, death through unintentional and inflicted injury, and sudden unexpected infant death. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/mortality-rates-increase-for-infants-with-maltreatment-risks/article/740052/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:00:08 GMT Infants classified as very high risk for substantiated maltreatment had a higher relative risk of overall mortality, death through unintentional and inflicted injury, and sudden unexpected infant death. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/mortality-rates-increase-for-infants-with-maltreatment-risks/article/740052/ A patient presented with COPD, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation and was found to have a large tattoo across his chest reading, "DO NOT RESUSCITATE," followed by his signature. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/should-a-dnr-tattoo-be-honored/article/738080/ Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMT A patient presented with COPD, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation and was found to have a large tattoo across his chest reading, "DO NOT RESUSCITATE," followed by his signature. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/should-a-dnr-tattoo-be-honored/article/738080/ A patient's positive hepatitis B results were overlooked for 7 years. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/missed-blood-test-results/article/521536/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:25:00 GMT A patient's positive hepatitis B results were overlooked for 7 years. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/missed-blood-test-results/article/521536/ A clinician sends an 18-year-old patient for a same-day MRI but forgets to review the results with the same urgency. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/unchecked-mri-results/article/514315/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:27:00 GMT A clinician sends an 18-year-old patient for a same-day MRI but forgets to review the results with the same urgency. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/unchecked-mri-results/article/514315/ A program in California where hospitals are penalized for preventable medical errors has failed to reduce the number of errors. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/california-preventable-medial-errors-have-not-been-reduced/article/510311/ Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:04:00 GMT A program in California where hospitals are penalized for preventable medical errors has failed to reduce the number of errors. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/california-preventable-medial-errors-have-not-been-reduced/article/510311/ It is well-accepted that healthcare practitioners have a duty to their patients, but do patients have a duty as well? https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/a-clinician-and-patient-mistake/article/506534/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMT It is well-accepted that healthcare practitioners have a duty to their patients, but do patients have a duty as well? https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/a-clinician-and-patient-mistake/article/506534/ A law aimed at helping victims of medical malpractice did not pass the New York State Legislature. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/malpractice-law-called-laverns-law-not-passed-in-new-york-state/article/510310/ Sun, 10 Jul 2016 15:04:00 GMT A law aimed at helping victims of medical malpractice did not pass the New York State Legislature. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/malpractice-law-called-laverns-law-not-passed-in-new-york-state/article/510310/ A clinician has called for the retraction of a study that identified medical errors as the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/medical-error-study-in-the-bmj-should-be-retracted-says/article/510306/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:50:00 GMT A clinician has called for the retraction of a study that identified medical errors as the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/medical-error-study-in-the-bmj-should-be-retracted-says/article/510306/ Several reports have found that the rate of adverse events among hospitalized patients has been declining in recent years. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/rates-of-adverse-events-in-hospitalized-patients-is-declining/article/504175/ Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:54:00 GMT Several reports have found that the rate of adverse events among hospitalized patients has been declining in recent years. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/rates-of-adverse-events-in-hospitalized-patients-is-declining/article/504175/ A communication failure 
when one clinician refills a prescription written by another has a dire result. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/another-clinicians-prescription/article/499254/ Fri, 17 Jun 2016 04:00:00 GMT A communication failure 
when one clinician refills a prescription written by another has a dire result. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/another-clinicians-prescription/article/499254/ A clinician was found not guilty of negligence after his patient, a lifelong smoker, died of cancer. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/pennsylvania-malpractice-case-finds-urologist-not-guilty-blames-patients-smoking/article/504176/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:54:00 GMT A clinician was found not guilty of negligence after his patient, a lifelong smoker, died of cancer. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/pennsylvania-malpractice-case-finds-urologist-not-guilty-blames-patients-smoking/article/504176/ A significant number of hospitals do not have sufficient policies in place to deal with the aftermath of egregious hospital errors. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/more-hospitals-need-policies-to-deal-with-egregious-errors-says-leapfrog/article/504178/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:55:00 GMT A significant number of hospitals do not have sufficient policies in place to deal with the aftermath of egregious hospital errors. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/more-hospitals-need-policies-to-deal-with-egregious-errors-says-leapfrog/article/504178/ From 2005 to 2014, there has been a slight increase in the rate of malpractice cases among PAs. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/malpractice-adverse-actions-increasing-for-physician-assistants/article/496567/ Mon, 16 May 2016 14:23:33 GMT From 2005 to 2014, there has been a slight increase in the rate of malpractice cases among PAs. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/malpractice-adverse-actions-increasing-for-physician-assistants/article/496567/ Joan Rivers' family filed a medical malpractice suit after her death, and the case has been settled. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/joan-rivers-death-ruled-medical-malpractice/article/498082/ Fri, 13 May 2016 13:00:00 GMT Joan Rivers' family filed a medical malpractice suit after her death, and the case has been settled. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/joan-rivers-death-ruled-medical-malpractice/article/498082/