Body of Evidence: Do autopsy findings impact medical malpractice claims outcomes?

OBJECTIVE: Clinicians may hesitate to advocate for autopsies out of concern for increased malpractice risk if the pathological findings at time of death differ from the clinical findings. We aimed to understand the impact of autopsy findings on malpractice claim outcomes. METHODS: Closed malpractice...

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Published in:J Patient Saf
Main Authors: Gartland, Rajshri M., Myers, Laura C., Iorgulescu, J. Bryan, Nguyen, Anthony, Yu-Moe, C. Winnie, Falcone, Bianca, Mitchell, Richard, Kachalia, Allen, Mort, Elizabeth
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508944/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32209947
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000000686
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