The disruptive orthopaedic surgeon: Implications for patient safety and malpractice liability

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 21, 2011, Pages e126(1)-

  Patel, Pranay ^a   Robinson, Brooke S ^a   Novicoff, Wendy M ^b   Dunnington, Gary L ^a   Brenner, Michael J ^a   Saleh, Khaled J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; METHODS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

IM; MLCS; MLOWN; NLM;

EID: 80755168868     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01933     Document Type: Review

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