$15.5 Million Malpractice Verdict Made Over Criticisms of Quick CT Read

Criticisms of a teleradiologist’s short window of time spent reading CT images have helped plaintiff attorneys produce a $15.5 million malpractice verdict. 

The case dates to May 21, 2018, when 74-year-old David Bochenek fell down the stairs at his daughter’s Georgia home. After a 911 call, he was transported to the Gwinnett Medical Center emergency room where an emergency physician ordered CT exams of the head, spine, chest and abdomen/pelvis. 

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