Characteristics of medical professional liability claims in patients treated by family medicine physicians

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 753-761

  Flannery, Frank T ^a   Parikh, Parul Divya ^b   Oetgen, William J ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Physician Insurers Association of America   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Malpractice; Medical errors; Medical liability; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PHYSICIAN;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REGISTRIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649890145     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100056     Document Type: Article

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