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Originally Posted by AXOmom
Yep - that's the article link I posted above that we've been discussing. Really interesting case.
Thank you AOP Angel for your response as well and for taking the time to answer my questions (numerous as they were -LOL). It definately helped me understand the situation a little more fully.
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No problem. Such a sad case. I admit I didn't fully read the article the first time I posted so I didn't see the intricacies of the case. I stopped after the findings of the jury. Very interesting case. Medical decision making can be very difficult and malpractice occurs even when everyone has the best intentions. Some of the things the jury found that I noted, however, was that there was poor communication between the lab and the physician. There may have been a different outcome had the lab communicated to the physician and the physician to the patient that the sample was too small thus limiting the results. This lack of communication gets so many practitioners in trouble in malpractice situations. We are all busy, but proper communication saves a lot of heartache, money and pain later. I spend a LOT of time calling referring physicians, speaking to patients and DOCUMENTING these conversations. Older physicians have a hard time understanding the importance of this concept.
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