Gretchen E. Green

Jan 21, 2025 | whitecoatinvestor.com | Gretchen E. Green |Lauren O'Brien

By Dr. Gretchen Green, Guest WriterThe risk of being sued is the proverbial elephant in the room during every clinical encounter with patients. Even though most of my fellow radiologists fear a lawsuit with potential personal, professional, and financial consequences, 2022 data indicates the majority of physicians will not actually be sued during their careers. I was not one of the lucky ones, however. Just a few years into my clinical career as a radiologist, I was sued.

Dec 27, 2023 | kevinmd.com | William Lynes |Michele Luckenbaugh |Holly MacKenna |Gretchen E. Green

I had the honor and privilege of visiting Cuba for a missionary trip this past week. As I ponder that amazing time, I will put my thoughts in this essay. Cuba is a small, sad country in the Caribbean. While one can see the tropical beauty and its former potential, the country has been ruined by a communist government and an overarching U.S. embargo, whose presence is now unnecessary. The Cuban people have nothing. They have little to no food, medicine, gasoline, or oil.

Dec 26, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Gretchen E. Green |Jennifer Lynn |Nicholas Bellacicco |Yoo Jung Kim

In a world of 24/7 news coverage often highlighting high-verdict medical malpractice cases, few physicians know about thousands of complaints that undergo review by state medical boards each year. Most complaints are filed by patients and/or family members, malpractice payment reports by insurance companies, and actions by other state medical boards.

Dec 11, 2023 | opmed.doximity.com | Gretchen E. Green |Ashkan Habib |Jenny Jones |Soubhana Asif

Most radiologists in the U.S. read mammograms, and many of us fear being sued in a medical malpractice case during our daily work. Some literature reports that up to 50% of physicians will be sued during their career, similar to the probability of a coin flip.