How can I protect myself against being sued for a wrong-site, wrong-patient or wrong-procedure surgery?

For good advice see a lawyer and if you have questions about this blog, the law or your case write or call me directly. Steve Lombardi, sdlombardi@aol.com and 515-222-1110. I handle all types of personal injury cases including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation cases. We help truckers all across the country who come through Iowa and end up in an accident. If we need other lawyers from other states we hire them and it costs you no more than what you would pay us; in other words, we split the fee between us. So call 515-222-1110 or email us at sdlombardi@aol.com.
Steve Lombardi, Attorney

Today I want to help my doctor friends and colleagues with a simple suggestion on how to keep the lawyers out of your life: before performing surgery just do the time-out, take more time, adopt procedures like pilots.

Flipped x-ray causes surgeon to open hole on wrong side of man's skull
Mainichi Daily News
NAGOYA -- A surgeon at a hospital here opened a hole on the wrong side of a patient's skull after flipping an x-ray, the hospital revealed on Jan. 18. ...
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If you're a doctor treating a patient who is receiving benefits under the Iowa Workers' Compensation Act, then I'm here to help you by answering any questions you may have and in a confidential way. I'll answer your questions directly and then post them for other Iowa doctors to read and learn how to make your job easier and the system to run better. So if you are a physician or chiropractor contact the author with your questions about Iowa's Workers' Compensation law or practice by sending an email or calling me directly. Steve Lombardi, sdlombardi@aol.com and 515-222-1110. See also the Iowa Edict .
Steve Lombardi, Attorney