Status Change Missed, Consultation Flawed, and the Patient Loses Baby

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English - December 23, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes - 20.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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In this case, communication between the primary provider and a phone consultant needed more clarity. And changes in the patient's status needed a stronger response, if a tragic outcome had any chance of being averted.