The move is being heralded as a good thing, an opportunity for patients to give their physicians the benefit of the doubt, rather than second-guessing everything. In a legal sense, this is true. Whether patients really care about the statute of limitations in the case of a misdiagnosis is another thing altogether. In the case, …
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Midwife? In modern tiemes? You betcha! An increasing number of women are preferring home births with midwife services over hospital stays and expenses. Some mothers, having had one child in the hospital, feel the expenses are unnecessary, while others feel more confident with a specialist like a midwife. Some women, having delivered in a hospital …
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One study found that physicians who rated in the bottom third of patient satisfaction surveys had a 110% increased risk of being involved in a patient complaint (whether this means a filing of a medical board complaint or simply a nasty letter was unclear in the study). Satisfied patients are simply less likely to sue …
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Informed Consent is a Process Not a Form Often informed consent is viewed as another form to be signed by the patient that protects the physician or facility in the event of litigation. In truth it is the process of obtaining informed consent – and documenting the process – that offers protection. More importantly though, …
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