New Practice Management Series Discusses How to “Prevent, Preclude, and Prevail” in Common Liability Claims

In collaboration with The Doctor’s Company, the ACS is providing a new practice management resource. Three P Analysis—Prevent, Preclude, and Prevail is a series of articles based on diagnoses and procedures that are common sources of filing, settlement, or trial of personal injury claims related to surgical care and which can be used to assist surgeons in reducing their risk related to malpractice litigation.

The first article, “Lessons Learned from a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Complication,” is written by Ross F. Goldberg, MD, FACS, and David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, FAAPL, and provides a narrative retelling of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, documentation of a complication, signs and symptoms of patient morbidity, follow-up imaging and treatment, and the outcome of the case. 

After the narrative portion, the article offers bullet points on the “Prevent Adverse Events,” “Preclude a Malpractice Case Despite an Adverse Event,” and “Prevail in Lawsuits When a Claim Is Made” steps relevant to the example.

Additional articles will be added in the future. Access and bookmark the series today.