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The new push for tough medical boards
Amid the growing public clamor over patient safety, quality of care, and malpractice, state medical boards find themselves on the hot seat. The pressure is especially intense when the evidence suggests they haven't done their disciplinary jobs. The pressure is growing to do a better job disciplining doctors. But are they up to the task?
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Malpractice Consult: Disclose Your Malpractice History
Q: One of my colleagues says that informed consent requires me to tell patients how many times I've been sued. Do I really have to disclose that, and the number of judgments or settlements paid on my behalf?
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Medication errors: An mg of prevention
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Malpractice: Sued? Calm down!
Mouthing off about it can get you into more trouble than you're already in.
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10 ways to guarantee a lawsuit
Here's some good—but often forgotten—news about "the malpractice crisis": Most patients who suffer an injury as a result of medical negligence don't end up suing their doctors. Those who do, however, are often motivated not by the negligence itself, but by nonclinical factors like a lousy bedside manner or poor communication. These are the kinds of mistakes that are well within your power to fix. Here's how to prevent the nonclinical errors that get doctors in legal trouble.
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