Neurologic patient safety: an in-depth study of malpractice claims.

Thomas H. Glick; Lee D. Cranberg; Robert B. Hanscom; Luke Sato

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Neurologic patient safety: an in-depth study of malpractice claims.

November 9, 2005

Glick TH, Cranberg LD, Hanscom RB, et al. Neurology. 2005;65(8):1284-6.

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The authors found preventable errors in more than half of the neurologic malpractice claims studied. They identified several contributors, including lapses in communication and problems with follow-up, diagnostic accuracy, and imaging.

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