Review the Iturralde v. Hilo Medical Center:http://caselaw.findlaw.com/hi-intermediate-court-of-appeals/1597588.html.

1. Evaluate the Iturralde v. Hilo Medical Center case and how did the 4 elements of the tort of negligence apply to the doctor and hospital.
2. What are the pros and cons of medical malpractice ADR statutes.Indicate how you would prepare for the ADR process in your state.
3. When a medical error occurs, there is a tendency to want to cover it up.What would you do to change the culture of transparency that encourages early reporting of medical errors, near misses, and other problems.
4. If you were an executive at Hilo Medical Center what are three risk management strategies you could take to prevent the problem that led to the lawsuit.
5. If you were an executive at Hilo Medical Center what are three actions you could take to limit liability after the incidents that led to the lawsuit occurred.

Links:

Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital, 33 Ill. 2d 326, 211 N.E.2d 253, 1965 Ill. LEXIS 250, 14 A.L.R.3d 860 (Ill. 1965).https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cases/medmal/darling.htm

Medical Liability/Malpractice ADR and Screening Panels Statuteshttps://www.ncsl.org/research/financial-services-and-commerce/medical-liability-malpractice-adr-and-screening-panels-statutes.aspx

No-fault compensation systems:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125962/

Watch:

Hospital Errors: The High Risk of Medical Mistakes -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evh8oHO8KKU

Review:

CaseBriefs (n.d.).Burless v. West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/health-law/health-law-keyed-to-furrow/liability-of-health-care-institutions/burless-v-west-virginia-university-hospitals-inc/

FindLaw (n.d.).Burless v. West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.http://caselaw.findlaw.com/wv-supreme-court-of-appeals/1088275.html

Sweden no-fault system:https://faculty.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-swedish-patient_1.pdf

New Zealand no-fault system:http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/in-the-literature/2006/feb/no-fault-compensation-in-new-zealand--harmonizing-injury-compensation--provider-accountability--and

New Zealand no-fault system:https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/pdf/10.1377/hlthaff.25.1.278