A multifacited approach to improve patient safety, prevent medical errors and resolve the professional liability crisis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1160-1165

  Weinstein, Louis ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Professional liability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645853488     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.024     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Studdert D.M., Mello M.M., Sage W.M., DesRoches C.M., Peugh J., Zapert K., et al. Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment. JAMA 293 (2005) 2609-2617
2. Kessler D.P., Sage W.M., and Becker D.J. Impact of malpractice reforms on the supply of physician services. JAMA 293 (2005) 2618-2625
3. Budetti P.M. Tort reform and the patient safety movement: seeking common ground. JAMA 293 (2005) 2660-2662
4. Elder N.C., and Hickner J. Missing clinical information: the system is down. JAMA 293 (2005) 617-619
5. Weingart S.N., Pagovich O., Sands D.Z., Li J.M., Aronson M.D., Davis R.B., et al. What can hospitalized patients tell us about adverse events? Learning from patient reported incidents. J Gen Intern Med 20 (2005) 830-836
6. Leape L.L., and Berwick D.M. Five years after to Err is Human: what have we learned?. JAMA 293 (2005) 2384-2390
7. Kohn K.T., Corrigan J.M., and Donaldson M.S. To err is human: building a safer health system (1999), National Academy Press, Washington, DC
8. 2004 National Healthcare Quality Report (2004), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
9. Pearlman M.D., and Gluck P.A. Medical liability and patient safety: setting the proper course. Obstet Gynecol 105 (2005) 941-943
10. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. 100k lives campaign. Available at: http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign/. Accessed August 30, 2005.
11. Leape L.L., Brennan T.A., Laird N., Lawthers A.G., Localio A.R., Barnes B.A., et al. The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard medical practice study II. N Engl J Med 324 (1991) 377-384
12. Studdert D.M., Thomas E.J., Burstin H.R., Zbar B.I., Orav E.J., and Brennan T.A. Negligent care and malpractice claiming behavior in Utah and Colorado. Med Care 38 (2000) 250-260
13. Vila Jr. H., Soto R., Cantor A.B., and Mackey D. Comparative outcomes analysis of procedures performed in physician offices and ambulatory surgery centers. Arch Surg 138 (2003) 991-995
14. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Health care at the crossroads: strategies for improving the medical liability system and preventing patient injury. Oakbrook Terrace (IL): Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; 2005.
15. Sage W.M. The forgotten third: liability insurance and the medical malpractice crisis. Health Aff (Millwood) 23 (2004) 10-21
16. Levenson W. Physician-patient communication: a key to malpractice prevention. JAMA 272 (1994) 1619-1620
17. Sutcliffe K.M., Lewton E., and Rosenthal M.M. Communication failures: an insidious contributor to medical mishaps. Acad Med 79 (2004) 186-194
18. Beckman H.B., Markakis K.M., Suchman A.L., and Frankel R.M. The doctor-patient relationship and malpractice: lessons from plaintiff depositions. Arch Intern Med 154 (1994) 1365-1370
19. Hickson G.B., Federspiel C.F., Pichert J.W., Miller C.S., Gauld-Jaeger J., and Bost P. Patient complaints and malpractice risk. JAMA 287 (2002) 2951-2957
20. Schmidek J.M., and Weeks W.B. Relationship between tort claims and patient incident reports in the Veterans Health Administration. Qual Saf Health Care 14 (2005) 117-122
21. Chassin M.R., and Galvin R.W. The urgent need to improve health care quality: Institute of Medicine National Roundtable on Health Care Quality. JAMA 280 (1998) 1000-1005
22. Gibson R., and Prasad Singh J. Wall of silence (2003), Regnery Publishing Co, Washington, DC
23. Glabman M. The future for peer review: Florida's constitutional amendment chills quality community. Trustee 58 (2005) 6-10
24. Zimmerman R. Doctors' new tool to fight lawsuits: saying "I'm sorry." Malpractice insurers find owning up to errors soothes patient anger. 'The risks are extraordinary'. J Oklahoma State Med Assoc 97 (2004) 245-247
25. Lamb R. Open disclosure: the only approach to medical error. Qual Saf Health Care 13 (2004) 3-5
26. Weinstein L. The laborist: a new focus of practice for the obstetrician. Am J Obstet Gynecol 188 (2003) 310-312
27. Taylor M. Another option. HHS test alternatives to malpractice lawsuits. Mod Healthcare 35 (2005) 16