MedMal Insider
For more than 20 years, CRICO has analyzed claims and suits from the Harvard medical community to understand causes of error. We have learned that 67% of claims fall into four high risk areas: Diagnosis, Obstetrics, Surgery and Medication.
- Update frequency
- every 104 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Communication Post-op Blamed in Large Settlement
A cholecystectomy patient alleged that mishandling of her post-operative calls to the surgical practice and lack of follow-up caused her post-operative complications. Like many cases, how the surgica…
00:15:28 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Battery in Toddler’s Nose Missed at First
Parents alleged that a delayed diagnosis of a foreign body in their child’s nose caused preventable nosebleeds, nasal infection, nasal septal perforation, and the need for surgery. The malpractice cl…
00:15:09 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Bad Finger, Good Documentation
A patient sued her hand surgeon, claiming the surgical approach increased the chance that their finger wouldn’t fully heal from a prior fracture. The defense leaned on contemporaneous clinical notes …
00:07:55 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
A Pending Test at Discharge and a Return with Sepsis
A 68-year-old male was admitted to the hospital after falling on ice and feeling short of breath. Two days after discharge, the patient arrived by ambulance at another hospital in septic shock. The p…
00:11:26 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Med Error Leads to Change in L&D Policy
A 30-year-old woman experiencing her first pregnancy, presented to the Labor and Delivery unit. She was given the wrong drug and required an emergent C-section. The “five rights” of medication admin…
00:06:38 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Incidental Lung Nodule Overlooked, No Follow-up, Fatal Cancer Advances
A patient was imaged for abdominal pain, but the radiologist saw and reported an incidental finding of a nodule on the lower lung that was not pursued or revealed to the patient for 2 years. The canc…
00:12:53 |
Sat 30 Dec 2023
Overdose or Poor Documentation?
The patient’s family alleged that improper management of the patient under anesthesia resulted in cardiorespiratory arrest, permanent brain damage, and a persistent vegetative state. While the cause …
00:09:51 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Response to Charges of Discrimination can Help or Hurt a Hospital, Any Employer
When hospitals and medical practices face charges of discrimination from employees, the consequences can include litigation, large payments, morale problems, and less quality care for the patients th…
00:13:43 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
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