In London’s Underground transit system, riders are warned to “Mind the Gap.” In other words, step carefully when going between the platform and railcar. “Mind the Gap” is also good advice to medical offices moving from paper to electronic records.

It’s a common scenario: A primary care physician refers his or her patient to a specialist for an acute condition. The specialist works up the patient and prescribes medication, for which the primary care physician is expected to issue refills. Who is responsible for monitoring the medication?

The California Court of Appeal has offered a fresh explanation on how courts determine the legal date of an “injury” when the alleged medical error is a failure to diagnose.

California’s statutory requirement that a healthcare provider report to law enforcement or child welfare agencies when patients disclose that they have viewed child pornography online is constitutional, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

In handling a hospital transfer patient, a receiving specialist may have a new patient who has ongoing issues and is taking multiple medications. Discontinuing medications initiated prior to the transfer without probing the basis for the therapy carries significant risk.