Delay in diagnosis of breast cancer A professional liability risk

Cohn, Sarah D.

doi:10.1016/0091-2182(91)90022-h

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“…The number of lawsuits related to failure to diagnose breast cancer have been on the rise (100). Although it is important that clinical practice be driven by professional standards and not by fear of lawsuits, one must recognize that litigation proceedings often are related either to a practitioner's not having followed the current standards of practice or to the legitimacy of the standards being questioned (110).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…False‐positive readings can lead to unnecessary surgery and psychological trauma. False‐negative interpretations run the risk of undiagnosed carcinoma and subsequent morbidity and mortality, as well as potential legal complications (45, b94, 100, 101). The inability of the medical world to oversee quality assurance of MAM screening has led to a lack of confidence in the general public regarding this testing and helped to bring about the congressional passage of the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, which implements Food and Drug Administration regulation of the MAM screening industry (99).…”

Section: Breast Cancer In Older Womenmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Barriers to breast cancer screening in older women A review

McCool¹

1994

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

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Section: Caveats and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Breast Cancer In Older Womenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Barriers to breast cancer screening in older women A review

McCool¹

1994

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

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“…Asking the patient to contact the office for results does not excuse the clinician from responsibility for tracking results. As Sarah Cohn wrote in the Journal of Nurse‐Midwifery : “It is not possible to defend a case in which a mammogram or other laboratory report that has findings requiring follow‐up gets overlooked and filed.” 2 …”

Section: Tracking Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As Sarah Cohn wrote in the Journal of Nurse-Midwifery: "It is not possible to defend a case in which a mammogram or other laboratory report that has findings requiring follow-up gets overlooked and filed." 2 In addition to tracking clinical results and referrals, providers need to monitor whether a woman returns when visits are scheduled for problem management. One review of legal risks associated with breast cancer diagnoses noted that physicians do not always pursue missed appointments, even if there is a plan to follow the patient at specific intervals.…”

Section: Tracking Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trouble in the Office: Liability Issues in Ambulatory Care

Kriebs

2005

J Midwife Womens Health

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Most clinicians are keenly aware of the liability risks associated with adverse birth outcomes for mother and/or infant. This level of awareness and concern also needs to extend to the day-to-day management of office practice. Clinicians who care for healthy women and their families may see abnormalities infrequently. The low yield of abnormal results means that close monitoring is essential to prevent overlooking the rare abnormal finding. This article focuses on three areas of liability risk for midwives and others who practice in the ambulatory setting: 1) inadequate tracking of test and referral results, 2) failure to diagnose, and 3) poor communication. Although none of these issues are limited to the ambulatory setting, only office practice is addressed in this article.

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Evaluation of a breast examination facilitation device

Leslie

Roche

1995

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Breast self-examination (BSE) is recommended in order to help women detect possible breast cancer early in its development. Correct BSE performance has been shown to be positively associated with breast lump detection ability. Few women, however, report practising BSE, citing reasons such as: dislike of touching one's own breasts, fear of finding a lump, lack of confidence in their ability to perform BSE. The purpose of this study was to test a breast examination facilitation device (BEFD) for women, which would provide a teaching/screening tool, as well as a shield between breast and fingers for women who are reluctant to touch their breasts. A sample of 36 registered nurses in the United States was asked to perform BSE on three separate occasions using a BEFD made of latex, paper or cloth on which a wedge pattern for BSE had been imprinted. Subjects found the BEFD to be a useful tool for teaching/learning BSE, and expressed a clear preference for the latex material. One size of BEFD is not adequate for all women. A smaller size for women who wear A and B cup-size bras, and a larger size for women who wear C cup size and above, would be more acceptable.

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Delay in diagnosis of breast cancer A professional liability risk

Cited by 5 publications

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Barriers to breast cancer screening in older women A review

Barriers to breast cancer screening in older women A review

Trouble in the Office: Liability Issues in Ambulatory Care

Evaluation of a breast examination facilitation device

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