Blissfully unaware?
Last week I attended a marvellous presentation by Professor Gerald Hickson from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. In brief, he talked about us doctors being accountable for our outcomes and actions.
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Tagged SurgicalPerformance, complaints, Complications; Posted 11 years ago
The top 5 failures to disclose risk at informed consent
In most countries, doctors have a duty to explain the possibility of surgical risks and possible complications before surgery to patients.
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Tagged Audit, Checklist, complaints, Patient experience, SurgicalPerformance; Posted 11 years ago
Few doctors account for the majority of patient complaints
To many doctors, to receive a notice of a patient complaint seems random.
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Tagged Audit, Complications, complaints, Patient experience, RANZCOG, SurgicalPerformance; Posted 11 years ago
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