When one thinks of medical malpractice, it is easy to just think about surgical errors or lawsuits involving unfortunate outcomes. In June of 2018, Rhode Island Hospital entered into a consent agreement with the State Department of Health after reporting four patient errors in four consecutive weeks. These preventable errors included performing the wrong tests on the wrong patient and performing a spinal procedure on the wrong part of the spine. These are the stereotypical types of claims that are associated with physicians being sued, but there are three more common areas where physicians often find themselves embattled with litigation
1. Failure to obtain informed consent.
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