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Physicians in the United States and Canada generally report that they support disclosing medical errors to patients.
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To encourage physicians to fully disclose errors, health care risk managers must understand that the adverse event can place the doctor in what feels like an untenable situation.
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Evolving notions of health and wellness have introduced a plethora of new services to patients, many of which have less to do with medical necessity than with cosmetic appearance.
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Risk managers must assure that the fast changing face of health care does not draw their organizations into the "corporate practice of medicine," which brings significant liability risk.
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A 70-year-old patient sought relief for respiratory problems. The woman consulted with various physicians, and she decided to undergo angioplasty and coronary stenting.
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Murder allegations against a physician and two nurses at a New Orleans hospital have stirred up the health care industry, especially the hospitals and other providers that suffered through the dire conditions after Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005.
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The attorney representing Anna Pou, MD, accused of murdering patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, says the doctor should be lauded for her work in the flooded hospital, not charged with any crime.
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The evidence released so far concerning the suspicious deaths at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans has John Banja, PhD, assistant director for health sciences and clinical ethics at Emory University in Atlanta, thinking ...
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This is the basic framework of the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) checklist developed by Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA, to improve patient safety when handing off a patient from clinician to another.
