Apology laws and malpractice liability: what have we learned?
BMJ Qual Saf
.
2021 Jan;30(1):64-67.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-010955.
Epub 2020 Jun 19.
Authors
Adam C Fields
1
,
Michelle M Mello
2
3
,
Allen Kachalia
4
Affiliations
1
Department of Quality and Safety, Brigham Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2
Stanford Law School, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
3
Stanford Health Policy and Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
4
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA kachalia@jhu.edu.
PMID:
32561590
DOI:
10.1136/bmjqs-2020-010955
No abstract available
Keywords:
communication; health policy; healthcare quality improvement; patient safety.
Publication types
Review
MeSH terms
Humans
Insurance, Liability
Liability, Legal
Malpractice*