Page 3 - Diagnostic Radiology - Interpreting the Risks Part One

Faculty and Authors

This course was developed by SVMIC’s Risk Education

and Evaluation Department: Shelly Weatherly, JD,
VP; Julie Loomis, AVP, Risk Education Program and

Development; Jeff Woods, JD, Director of Risk Education

Program and Development.

Overview

The purpose of this course is to provide guidance with

regard to the most common risk management issues
associated with the practice of anesthesiology.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Recognize the most common risk management

issues associated with the practice of radiology.

2. List risks of poor communication, documentation,

diagnostic errors, and other factors that make a
claim or lawsuit indefensible.

3. Identify the elements of a well-written radiology
report.