How do certified EKG interpretations lower my malpractice risk?
When our certified physician signs off on an interpretation report, they assume all legal liability for the correct interpretation of that EKG. Impressively, not a single WERC certified physician has been sued for failure to diagnose in more than 25 years the certification has existed. An unexpected benefit of this performance is the idea of reducing the malpractice premium for physicians who exclusively use an expert to overread EKGs for their practice. Doctor 2 Doctor is working with malpractice carriers to achieve such a reduced rate. This idea has helped OB Physicians and Anesthesiologists to provide better care while at the same time saving malpractice dollarsa rare occurrence!
