Characteristics of medical professional liability claims against internists

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 993-995

  Mangalmurti, Sandeep S ^a   Harold, John Gordon ^b   Parikh, Parul Divya ^c   Flannery, Frank T ^d   Oetgen, William J ^e  

^a BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PIAA   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNIST; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; LETTER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICATION ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84902135246     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1116     Document Type: Letter

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