Medical/legal aspects of hernia surgery. Personal risk management.
Professional liability is an unavoidable part of every physician's work; and sound practice management is the bedrock of protection against litigation. This article gives an overall assessment of the medical/legal problem, some commonly used legal terms and concepts, and a personal risk management code that has served the author well for more than 30 years.
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Hernia Institute of Florida, Inc., Miami.
D003675:Defensive Medicine; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012308:Risk Management