A helping hand bitten: an ethical response to medical malpractice suits.
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jwjones@bcm.tmc.edu
James W
JW
Jones
Laurence B
LB
McCullough
Bruce W
BW
Richman
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D035881:Compensation and Redress; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003675:Defensive Medicine / Q000941:ethics; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence