Practicing medicine in difficult times
Subtitle: protecting physicians from malpractice litigation
By: by Marjorie O. Thomas, Christine J. Quinn, and Geraldine M. Donohue.
Contributors: Quinn, Christine J.; Donohue, Geraldine M.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780763748562
Subjects: Physicians -- Malpractice; Insurance, Physicians' liability; Physician and patient; Malpractice; Liability, Legal; Physician-Patient Relations; Professional Practice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The power of prevention / Anthony J. Bonomo; title: It's not just about avoiding the lawsuit / Gerald Dolman, Marjorie O. Thomas; title: Professional responsibility / Howard D. Kolodny, Marjorie O. Thomas; title: Communication is crucial / Barry F. Schwartz, Gerri Donohue; title: The difficult physician-patient relationship / Mary Jo Fink; title: Hallmarks of a successful practice / Victor R. Klein; title: Things you didn't learn in medical school / Christine J. Quinn; title: The challenge of the patient in transition / Marjorie O. Thomas; title: Don't put your head in the sand / Philip A. Robbins, Christine J. Quinn; title: Disclosure / James W. Tuffin, Gerri Donohue; title: Apology and forgiveness / Gerri Donohue; title: Lessons learned: a physician's perspective / Seth Goldberg, Christine J. Quinn; title: Lessons learned defending physicians: the attorney's perspective / Roy Kaufman, Marjorie O. Thomas; title: The emotional impact of a medical error / Stephen Deckoff, Gerri Donohue; title: Narrative medicine: healing the divides / Rita Charon.