Primary Care

Physicians working in Primary Care, including Internal Medicine, General Medicine, and Family Practice, are challenged to deliver care in a fast-paced system with enormous pressures. CRICO offers an array of resources to help identify and mitigate potential risks.

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CRICO’s case studies educate you on what can go wrong in business settings and how you can prevent similar issues.

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Medication Mix-up Contributes to Patient’s Death

A nurse gave the wrong medication to a pneumonia patient, causing a fatal heart issue.

Related To: Claims, Medication, Nursing

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When Performance Management and Medical Leave Intersect

This case involves an employment practices liability claim brought by a long-tenured clinical operations leader at a large healthcare organization. The employee alleged that workplace conflict, performance management, and the organization’s handling of medical leave and accommodation requests resulted in discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, and other workplace harms.

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Pain Out of Proportion: Missed Thrombosis Results in Limb Loss

A patient with severe lower extremity pain and neurologic symptoms was evaluated in the emergency department after a minor injury and discharged with a presumed musculoskeletal diagnosis. Delayed recognition of an underlying vascular condition resulted in irreversible tissue injury and eventual limb loss.

Related To: Claims, Diagnosis, Emergency Medicine

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Delayed Recognition and Management of Sickle Cell Disease Results in Crisis and Stroke

Omission of prescribed medication and delayed treatment of vaso-occlusive complications in a patient with sickle cell disease led to a sickle cell crisis and thrombotic stroke.

Related To: Claims, Communication, Diagnosis

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