JULY 19, 2019

Don’t Feed the Lawyers!

Tips for avoiding PN errors, malpractice claims

Phoenix—An error at any point in the parenteral nutrition (PN) process not only increases the risk for serious patient harm but also the possibility of a costly medical malpractice lawsuit against one or more PN team members and their practice site.

That misstep could be the failure to check a technician-compounded PN formulation that turns out to have the wrong concentration of an ingredient, according to Frederick M. Cummings, JD, a partner in the law firm of Dickinson Wright, who spoke