Title |
Conditions that influence the impact of malpractice litigation risk on physicians’ behavior regarding patient safety
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-38 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Erik Renkema, Manda Broekhuis, Kees Ahaus |
Abstract |
Practicing safe behavior regarding patients is an intrinsic part of a physician's ethical and professional standards. Despite this, physicians practice behaviors that run counter to patient safety, including practicing defensive medicine, failing to report incidents, and hesitating to disclose incidents to patients. Physicians' risk of malpractice litigation seems to be a relevant factor affecting these behaviors. The objective of this study was to identify conditions that influence the relationship between malpractice litigation risk and physicians' behaviors. |
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Spain | 3 | 60% |
Netherlands | 1 | 20% |
United States | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 40% |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 3% |
Spain | 1 | 1% |
South Africa | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 67 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 15 | 21% |
Student > Bachelor | 13 | 18% |
Researcher | 7 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
Other | 11 | 15% |
Unknown | 16 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 8% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
Other | 14 | 20% |
Unknown | 18 | 25% |
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