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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The power of apology.

7 Oct 2009 In the aftermath of an adverse event, an apology can bring comfort to the patient, forgiveness to the health practitioner, and help restore trust to their relationship. According to the Health and Disability Commissioner: "The way a practitioner ... Read more...

Low-status compensation: A theory for understanding the role of status in cultures of honor.

30 Aug 2009 The mechanisms that link herding regions to cultures of honor have never been empirically tested. The objective of the present article is to show the important role that issues of status play in linking herding regions to cultures of honor using the ... Read more...

Patient safety and quality improvement: civil money penalty inflation adjustment. Direct final rule.

23 Aug 2009 The Department of Health and Human Services amends the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Rule by adjusting for inflation the maximum civil money penalty amount for violations of the confidentiality provisions of the Rule. We are amending the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Compensation and Redress'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• GlaxoSmithKline told to pay family $2.5m after jury finds paroxetine caused son's heart defects. 13 Oct 2009
• The power of apology. 7 Oct 2009
• [Treatment error in administering an enema: a fully manageable risk] 30 Aug 2009
• Low-status compensation: A theory for understanding the role of status in cultures of honor. 30 Aug 2009
• Patient safety and quality improvement: civil money penalty inflation adjustment. Direct final rule. 23 Aug 2009
• The NHS Redress Act 2006 (UK): background and analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• Litigation related to inadequate anaesthesia: an analysis of claims against the NHS in England 1995-2007. 30 Jul 2009
• [Injuries of the pharyngeal posterior wall in tonsillectomy as a serious malpractice] 28 Jul 2009
• Retaining health manpower in developing countries. 23 Jul 2009
• [Medicolegal aspects of occupational dermatitis] 19 Jul 2009
• Aligning physician and hospital incentives: the approach at hospital for special surgery. 12 Jul 2009
• Aligning incentives in orthopaedics: opportunities and challenges -- the Case Medical Center experience. 6 Jul 2009
• Patient and hospital characteristics associated with claims and compensations for patient injuries in coronary artery bypass grafting in Finland. 29 Jun 2009
• [Federal occupational court establishes employer responsibilities: mobbing at the work site] 29 Jun 2009
• Litigation related to anaesthesia: an analysis of claims against the NHS in England 1995-2007. 29 Jun 2009
• Whiplash injury. 29 Jun 2009
• Prevalence of malingering in patients with chronic pain referred for psychologic evaluation in a medico-legal context. 29 Jun 2009
• The value of the ophthalmological independent medical examination: analysis of 344 cases. 28 Jun 2009
• Largest healthcare fraud settlements. Ranked by settlement amount recovered under the Federal False Claims Act, 2007-08. 27 Jun 2009
• [Compensation claims following meningococcal vaccine B trial] 23 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Compensation and Redress'

Definition: Payment, or other means of making amends, for a wrong or injury.

Descriptor UI: D035881

Alternative terms: Compensation and Redress; Redress and Compensation; Compensation;

Related Mesh Headings: Workers' Compensation;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics; history; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.583.050; N03.219.075; N03.706.535.125;

History Note: 2003; for COMPENSATION use ECONOMICS 1993-2002