Violations of behavioral practices revealed in closed claims reviews

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 468-473

  Griffen, F Dean ^a   Stephens, Linda S ^a   Alexander, James B ^a   Bailey, H Randolph ^a   Maizel, Scott E ^a   Sutton, Beth H ^a   Posner, Karen L ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INSURANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52449085603     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318185e196     Document Type: Article

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