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Patient-centered computing: can it curb malpractice risk?

Abstract

The threat of a medical malpractice suit represents a major cause of career dissatisfaction for American physicians. Patient-centered computing may improve physician-patient communications, thereby reducing liability risk. This review describes programs that have sought to enhance patient education and involvement pertaining to 5 major categories of malpractice lawsuits: Diagnosis, medications, obstetrics, surgery, and treatment errors.

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E E Bartlett. 1993. Patient-centered computing: can it curb malpractice risk?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8130563/

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