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Saturday, November 21, 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...

Results from a national study of social workers sanctioned by state licensing boards.

29 Sep 2009 This article presents the results of a descriptive study, synthesizing the reports of 27 state regulatory boards about their actions against certified and licensed social workers (N = 874) during the period of 1999 to 2004. The purpose of this study ... Read more...

Crunch time.

12 Sep 2009 After an August recess that simmered with anger toward a Democratic effort to reshape the nation's healthcare system, President Barack Obama took action to regain momentum with a speech outlining his goals for reform. Providers are anxiously ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Malpractice'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Legal equality or tombola?] 20 Oct 2009
• The Baucus bill and the hope for reform. 12 Oct 2009
• Are women safer doctors? 8 Oct 2009
• Go and see. 7 Oct 2009
• The power of apology. 7 Oct 2009
• Results from a national study of social workers sanctioned by state licensing boards. 29 Sep 2009
• Malpractice reform. 26 Sep 2009
• [Adverse acupuncture effects. "It is a case of malpractice and not side effects"] 22 Sep 2009
• Baucus's bill and the long road to reform. 21 Sep 2009
• Enhancing meaning in work: a prescription for preventing physician burnout and promoting patient-centered care. 21 Sep 2009
• [Acute journalism] 19 Sep 2009
• Good law from tragic facts--Congress, the FDA, and preemption. 15 Sep 2009
• Crunch time. 12 Sep 2009
• [Working conditions overseas: "German physicians assume unnecessary risks" (interview by Dr. med. Thomas Meissner)] 8 Sep 2009
• Health care reform and clinical culture. 8 Sep 2009
• [Rights and duties when faced with maltreatment] 30 Aug 2009
• Legal liability of medical toxicologists serving as poison control center consultants: a review of relevant legal statutes and survey of the experience of medical toxicologists. 30 Aug 2009
• So who's counting? 30 Aug 2009
• ECHR 2009/11 Case of Silih v. Slovenia, 9 April 2007, no. 71463/01 (Grand Chamber). 30 Aug 2009
• Legal controls of the medical profession. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Malpractice'

Definition: Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Descriptor UI: D008318

Alternative terms: Malpractice; Negligence, Professional; Negligence;

Related Mesh Headings: Insurance, Liability; Professional Misconduct;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.583.524; N03.706.535.606;

Technical Notes: not restricted to med malpractice; coord IM with specialty (IM)