perspective from orthopaedic trauma surgeon, practice ... · 26. we are embarrassed, angry and hurt...
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Perspective from Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, Practice President and Policy Advocate
Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAOA, FACSco-President and Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Resurgens OrthopaedicsAtlanta, Georgia
Disclosures
• I have no conflicts to disclose
Perspectives
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My Experience with You People
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First Plaintiff’s Attorney – Adam Jaffe• Complaint: missed infection• Problem:
– No positive cultures– No documentation of infection– No documentation of antibiotics
or any treatment of infection– Patient healed at time of her
deposition in spite of no treatment for infection
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63 yo ♂ kicked by a mule
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63 yo ♂ kicked by a mule
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Four months later, kicked by a horse…
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Four months later, kicked by same mule…
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Six weeks later in clinic…
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Re-stabilized with shorter nail…
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Lengthening the femur…
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Lengthening completed…
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Knock-kneed… (valgus)
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Deformity corrected
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Five months later…
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Complaint
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Negligence
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How do we see this?
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Bad Day Unrealized… At the Patient’s Expense
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We take this personally
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Physicians either…
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This dramatically affects our practice
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We are embarrassed, angry and hurt
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This implies that we are bad or that we have failed
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Plaintiff’s Attorney
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Resurgens Orthopaedics
30Proprietary information of Resurgens Orthopaedics
MD versus plaintiff when it comes to settling.
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Reduce cost
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Minimize risk
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Control perception
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Legislative efforts
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