RT Book, Section
A1 Schaffer, Adam C.
A1 Beshara, Nicholas
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56193540
T1 Chapter 36. Medical Malpractice
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56193540
RD 2024/04/23
AB Medical  malpractice  is  a  serious  concern  for  many  physicians  and  a  topic  that  often  prompts  intense  debate.  In  this  chapter,  we  review  the  elements  of  medical  malpractice,  as  well  as  data  about  the  frequency  of  both  negligent  medical  care  and  actual  claims  of  medical  malpractice.  Data  that  exist  about  how  well  the  malpractice  system  does  in  achieving  its  purpose  of  deterring  negligent  medical  care  and  compensating  patients  who  are  harmed  by  such  negligence  are  reviewed.  We  also  discuss  malpractice  issues  that  are  of  particular  concern  to  hospitalists,  and,  most  crucially,  what  can  be  done  to  try  to  reduce  the  risk  of  being  the  subject  of  a  medical  malpractice  claim.