<description>In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Jeff Willis, MD on the topic of pre-litigation review, being a medical expert, and common pitfalls leading to medical malpractice cases. &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;0:15 Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;0:51 Guest Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1:20 Jeff's Background&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2:00 Current Work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3:37 How He Got Started&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;6:57 Pre-Litigation vs. Expert Witness&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;8:01 Four Components of Malpractice Cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;13:55 Case Review Statistics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;17:11 When Cases Get Filed&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;18:58 Common Patterns in Cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;19:55 Documentation Best Practices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;22:06 Shift Handoff Problems&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;25:56 Bounce Backs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;27:25 Medical Record Volume&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;30:00 Audit Trails&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;32:53 Communication with Consultants&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;41:35 Conflicting Documentation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;43:46 Getting Started in This Work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;47:37 Closing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing resident@ebmedicine.net&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Being A Pre-Litigation Expert with Jeff Willis, MD

FEB 11, 202624 MIN
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Being A Pre-Litigation Expert with Jeff Willis, MD

FEB 11, 202624 MIN

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In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Jeff Willis, MD on the topic of pre-litigation review, being a medical expert, and common pitfalls leading to medical malpractice cases. <p></p><ul><li>0:15 Introduction</li><li>0:51 Guest Introduction</li><li>1:20 Jeff's Background</li><li>2:00 Current Work</li><li>3:37 How He Got Started</li><li>6:57 Pre-Litigation vs. Expert Witness</li><li>8:01 Four Components of Malpractice Cases</li><li>13:55 Case Review Statistics</li><li>17:11 When Cases Get Filed</li><li>18:58 Common Patterns in Cases</li><li>19:55 Documentation Best Practices</li><li>22:06 Shift Handoff Problems</li><li>25:56 Bounce Backs</li><li>27:25 Medical Record Volume</li><li>30:00 Audit Trails</li><li>32:53 Communication with Consultants</li><li>41:35 Conflicting Documentation</li><li>43:46 Getting Started in This Work</li><li>47:37 Closing</li></ul><p></p>Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing [email protected]<p></p><p></p>