Description: 

This presentation series provides a retrospective analysis of closed claims and litigation within primary care, women’s health, and surgical procedures. The primary objectives are identifying patterns, contributing factors, and opportunities for improvement in clinical practice. By reviewing closed claims/litigation cases through a quality improvement lens, we aim to move beyond individual outcomes to uncover recurring themes such as communication gaps, documentation deficiencies, delays in diagnosis or treatment, and system-level vulnerabilities.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Session Objectives:

• Identify common documentation and communication failures in surgical and procedural care that contribute to malpractice risk and adverse patient outcomes.

• Apply best practices for informed consent, postoperative follow-up, and interdisciplinary communication to improve patient safety and reduce medicolegal exposure.

• Analyze lessons learned from real malpractice cases to recognize quality gaps and implement strategies that enhance clinical care, documentation accuracy, and team collaboration

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:

• Yap, Z. L., Summers, S. J., Grant, A. R., Moseley, G. L., & Karran, E. L. (2022). The role of the social determinants of health in outcomes of surgery for low back pain: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, 22(5), 793–809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2021.11.013

Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content):                                                                                    

• Hall, W. J., Chapman, M. V., Lee, K. M., Merino, Y. M., Thomas, T. W., Payne, B. K., Eng, E., Day, S. H., & Coyne-Beasley, T. (2015). Implicit Racial/Ethnic Bias Among Health Care Professionals and Its Influence on Health Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review. American journal of public health, 105(12), e60–e76. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302903

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D

Faculty List: 

Committee Member(s)

Rosemary Bayan, PAFMG Risk Administrative Assistant, Planner has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Chung-Ih Chou, MD, MBA, CPHRM has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tascha Haut, J.D., BSN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Duyen Tran, AINS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Planner(s)

Rosemary Bayan, PAFMG Risk Administrative Assistant, Planner has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Chung-Ih Chou, MD, MBA, CPHRM has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tascha Haut, J.D., BSN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Duyen Tran, AINS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)

Ray McMahon has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Monica Wells has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.