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Disclosure And Fair Resolution Of Adverse Events, Carol B. Liebman, Chris Stern Hyman
Disclosure And Fair Resolution Of Adverse Events, Carol B. Liebman, Chris Stern Hyman
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The health care system in the United States is in turmoil. Patients are being harmed by too many, often fatal, mistakes. At the same time, physicians and hospitals are trying to cope with a costly medical malpractice crisis. These two crises create a vicious cycle. When something goes wrong in patient care, physicians and hospitals withhold apologies and offer as little information as possible for fear that anything they say may be used against them should patients or family members sue. Family members, in many cases, sue not only to receive compensation for injuries, but also in search of answers …