Psychiatry--an emerging malpractice issue and what to do about it.
Frequent malpractice situations arise in the overlap between medical and psychiatry diagnosis in the E.R. Examples of positive risk management and risk prevention measures are described which will lead to improved patient care for psychiatric patients. Now is the time to take a preventive approach through a review of hospital policies and procedures in Psychiatry. This will lead to risk prevention and improved patient care.
D005376:Financial Management; D008318:Malpractice; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States