RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN GLAUCOMA - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (REPRINTED FROM OPHTHALMIC-RISK-MANAGEMENT-DIGEST, SUMMER 1994)

Authors
CRAVEN ER
Citation
Er. Craven, RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN GLAUCOMA - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (REPRINTED FROM OPHTHALMIC-RISK-MANAGEMENT-DIGEST, SUMMER 1994), Survey of ophthalmology, 40(6), 1996, pp. 459-462
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Survey of ophthalmology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396257
Volume
40
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
459 - 462
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6257(1996)40:6<459:RMIIG->2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This article is based on the analysis of 194 claims in cases with a di agnosis of glaucoma. Half of these resulted in indemnity payments, and these payments were nearly 20% higher than the average paid for ophth almology claims. Risk management guidelines are given.