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Malpractice From Afar: Teleradiology May Increase Malpractice Risk

Malpractice From Afar: Teleradiology May Increase Malpractice Risk REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Malpractice From Afar: Teleradiology May Increase Malpractice Risk Jonathan L. Mezrich, MD, JD, MBA, LLM for teleradiology claims (7 vs 5). They also found that the Dr Jonathan L. Mezrich is an associate professor in the emergency radiology median indemnity payment amount for teleradiology section of the Department of Radiol- claims was $339 230 (IQR, $120 790–$731 615), com- ogy at Yale School of Medicine. He pared with a median in the radiology cohort of $214 063 completed medical school and train- ing at the University of Maryland and (IQR, $66 620–$585 424; P = .01). This suggests that use joined the Yale faculty in 2015. In his of teleradiology places radiology groups and facilities using career before medical school, he worked these services at a substantially greater risk of liability. as a corporate and transactional lawyer in Boston. His research interests focus The study (3) specifically looked at retrospective data on medicolegal issues in radiology. from the Candello insurance database, which is a less comprehensive repository of malpractice claims than the lthough teleradiology has been a growing segment of government-run National Practitioner Data Bank (4). Athe radiology landscape for decades, the shortages of However, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Radiology Radiological Society of North America, Inc.

Malpractice From Afar: Teleradiology May Increase Malpractice Risk

Mezrich, Jonathan L.
Radiology , Volume 311 (1): 1 – Apr 2, 2024
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Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
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REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Malpractice From Afar: Teleradiology May Increase Malpractice Risk Jonathan L. Mezrich, MD, JD, MBA, LLM for teleradiology claims (7 vs 5). They also found that the Dr Jonathan L. Mezrich is an associate professor in the emergency radiology median indemnity payment amount for teleradiology section of the Department of Radiol- claims was $339 230 (IQR, $120 790–$731 615), com- ogy at Yale School of Medicine. He pared with a median in the radiology cohort of $214 063 completed medical school and train- ing at the University of Maryland and (IQR, $66 620–$585 424; P = .01). This suggests that use joined the Yale faculty in 2015. In his of teleradiology places radiology groups and facilities using career before medical school, he worked these services at a substantially greater risk of liability. as a corporate and transactional lawyer in Boston. His research interests focus The study (3) specifically looked at retrospective data on medicolegal issues in radiology. from the Candello insurance database, which is a less comprehensive repository of malpractice claims than the lthough teleradiology has been a growing segment of government-run National Practitioner Data Bank (4). Athe radiology landscape for decades, the shortages of However,

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