Malpractice from telephone triage in ophthalmology
5 June 2023
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Litigation malpractice, Telephone, dermatology, telemedicine, triage
The authors examined malpractice lawsuits related to ophthalmology telemedicine telephone triage in the US. The study reviewed a total of 510 lawsuits and identified 18 cases that involved synchronous telephone visits, while none involved video telecommunication. The study found that...
Medical malpractice in uveitis: a review of clinical entities and outcomes
1 August 2018
| Nikolaos D Georgakarakos
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Acute retinal necrosis, litigation, malpractice, uveitis
This paper presents a retrospective review of malpractice verdicts, rulings and settlements in the United States. Twenty-five cases of uveitis-related litigation spanning 1971-2014 were identified from the database representing 2.3% of all cases. Forty-eight percent of the cases were infectious....
