344 The Ins and Outs of Colorectal Malpractice Dr. Stephen Cohen

Stephen Cohen is a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon, the first such person in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an innovator, a pioneer, and a pacesetter when it comes to innovative colorectal techniques. And in addition to having his medical degree, Dr. Cohen realized that medicine is big business and he got his MBA degree, as well, so he sees the world from a little bit of a different lens.

He’s involved in teaching and training and educating medical students and residents and covers colorectal malpractice. Today we’re going to be talking about colorectal malpractice.

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Listen in as Pat Iyer and Dr. Stephen Cohen chat about these points

  • Why medical students and residents fear examining this area
  • Colorectal malpractice case studies of patients who were not examined properly
  • Why documentation is where most of these medical legal issues come in
  • A case that really sticks out in Dr. Cohen’s mind as what we call in the risk management world the “Swiss Cheese Model”?
  • How small little things can lead to a disaster

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Dr. Cohen is an innovator, pioneer and pacesetter of emerging, developing, and innovative colorectal techniques. He is active in teaching, educating and collaborating with physicians both domestically and internationally in which his passion is advocating for advances in colorectal diagnosis and treatment, promoting quality access and maintaining affordability in the current healthcare debate.


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