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SVMIC Obstetrics Risks: Delivering the Goods

medical judgment are present, not all mistakes in medical

judgment equate to medical negligence. Reasonable medical
judgment, even if it turns out to be wrong, may be defended.

However, if there are other risk issues such as those identified
in the following graph, the case becomes much more difficult

to defend. In this course, we will focus on the risk issues of
communication, documentation, and systems, which create

difficulties in otherwise defensible claims. Within one medical
malpractice suit, there is often more than one indefensibility

issue.

Please note that some of the topics explored in this course will
fall into multiple categories. For example, informed consent

as an indefensible issue could be related to the physician’s
failure to discuss information with the patient or the failure

to document the conversation; hence, it’s included in both
communication and documentation.

Risk Issues Identi ed with OB/GYN Closed Claims

Communication

Documentation

Systems

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