About this episode
The episode discusses a legal case involving a hand surgeon and the importance of documentation in achieving a defense verdict.
A patient sued her hand surgeon, claiming the surgical approach increased the chance that their finger wouldn’t fully heal from a prior fracture. The defense leaned on contemporaneous clinical notes and documentation of the consent process to achieve a defense verdict.
Topics covered
- medical malpractice
- surgery
- documentation
- patient consent
- legal defense
Keywords
- medical malpractice
- surgery
- finger injury
- clinical notes
- consent process
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CRICO
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