Communication-and-resolution programs that encourage clinicians to explain facts and offer apologies for the medical error in patient injury cases did not increase lawsuits and may help prevent medical malpractice litigation, according to findings published in Health Affairs.
“Despite widespread adoption of tort reforms in the United States, concerns persist about the liability system’s effects on the cost of health care and on patients and physicians involved in adverse events,” Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, from Stanford Law School and Stanford University School of Medicine,
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