title: Practical risk management principles for physicians.
abstract: Most medical schools and postgraduate residency programs do not focus adequate attention on risk management and quality management issues. This article will prepare physicians with an adequate working knowledge of risk management and quality management information, which will enable them to practice more effectively in today's litigious and regulatory climate.
authors.affiliation: Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc., GA, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Bunting
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benton
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003406:Credentialing; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007396:Internship and Residency; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States