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Malpractice Litigation in the Era of COVID-19

By Gita Pensa, MD | on October 23, 2020 | 1 Comment
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Dr. PensaDr. Pensa is clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island; associate director (education) of the Emergency Digital Health Innovation program at Brown; and creator and host of the podcast “Doctors and Litigation: The L Word.”

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ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 10 – October 2020

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One Response to “Malpractice Litigation in the Era of COVID-19”

  1. November 15, 2020

    Margaret Pixley Reply

    An informative article highlighting the subtleties of malpractice protection during the Covid-19 public health crisis. The emphasis on protective documentation is much appreciated from the medical student perspective (still learning the value and application of careful documentation in the EHR).

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