Communicating results of all outpatient radiologic examinations directly to patients: The time has come

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 571-573

  Berlin, Leonard ^a  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical malpractice; Patient communication; Radiologic findings; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST;

COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63049133658     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1954     Document Type: Note

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