Risk Assessment and Management for Endoscopists in an Ambulatory Surgery Center

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 801-815

  Petrini, David A ^a   Petrini, John L ^b,c  

^a Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Sansum Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750693972     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2006.08.009     Document Type: Review

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