Editorial reinforces the value of MPL data analysis and how they contribute to patient safety initiatives.

An editorial about the study, A Contemporary Medicolegal Analysis of Outpatient Interventional Pain Procedures, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia reinforces the value of medical malpractice liability (MPL)  data analyses and how they can contribute to patient safety initiatives.

Reviewers commended the study authors for their work stating the authors have “established a framework on which a punctilious discourse can be established. In conclusion, we hope that the article by Abrecht et al encourages interventional pain physicians to further advance best practices and continue to improve the quality and safety of pain medicine. Based on data from the article, several valuable insights can be made."

Read the full-text editorial related to this study published in the peer-review journal, Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription may be required).

Considerations to Reduce Medicolegal Claims in Interventional Pain Procedures

Benzon HT, Grider JS, Provenzano DA. Considerations to reduce medicolegal claims in interventional pain procedures.

Anesthesia & Analgesia. Jul 2019, 129(1):19–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004229. (Subscription may be required)