title: Patient-centered computing: can it curb malpractice risk?
abstract: The threat of a medical malpractice suit represents a major cause of career dissatisfaction for American physicians. Patient-centered computing may improve physician-patient communications, thereby reducing liability risk. This review describes programs that have sought to enhance patient education and involvement pertaining to 5 major categories of malpractice lawsuits: Diagnosis, medications, obstetrics, surgery, and treatment errors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Bartlett
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D010361:Patients; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States