title: Arbitration clauses in contracts between providers and patients.
abstract: Arbitration clauses in contracts between health care providers and their patients can offer benefits to both parties. However, practitioners need to ensure that their contracts will not be judged unenforceable by a court. This article outlines the contractual and constitutional issues involved in arbitration agreements and provides advice to practitioners on drafting such an agreement.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98136, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buckner
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017008:Negotiating; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States