Avoiding legal challenge.
Protection from medical lawsuits requires that pathologists and laboratory staff adhere to certain standards and policies. Moreover, at this crucial time for pathologists, it is important that those who wish to develop a clinical consultant practice understand the additional factors that become relevant. The author discusses the physician-patient relationship, including informed consent, emergencies, patient records and confidentiality, and offers some general recommendations.
D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States