Risk management principles for physicians.
The swift pace of medical practice today makes it imperative for physicians to carry a toolbox jam-packed with risk management principles. The toolbox must be overflowing with utensils that allow a complete execution of the physician's fiduciary responsibility to the patient: all-inclusive informed consent, comprehensive documentation, fulfilling the standard of care, the significance of second opinions, transparency, crisis-management skills, and how to discuss an unfortunate result/outcome.
Timothy E
TE
Paterick
D004282:Documentation; D007258:Informed Consent; D008318:Malpractice; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D059039:Standard of Care; D014481:United States