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Perspectives of emergency clinicians about medical errors resulting in patient harm or malpractice litigation.
November 30, 2022
Ostrovsky D, Novack V, Smulowitz PB, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(11):e2241461.
Previous research has found that fear of malpractice can influence medical decision-making. This survey of emergency department attending physicians and advanced practice clinicians in Massachusetts found that fear of harming patients played a larger role in medical decision-making than fear of legal action.
