Medical malpractice: the effect of doctor-patient relations on medical patient perceptions and malpractice intentions
Western Journal of MedicinePublished 1 October 2000Open access
P. Moore
Citations227
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
These results provide empiric evidence for a direct, causal effect of the doctor-patient relationship on medical patients' treatment perceptions and malpractice claim intentions in the event of an adverse medical outcome.
Abstract
These results provide empiric evidence for a direct, causal effect of the doctor-patient relationship on medical patients' treatment perceptions and malpractice claim intentions in the event of an adverse medical outcome.
Keywords
Health Professions
American Educational Research JournalDesign and Analysis: A Researcher's Handbook
5,886 Citations1975Albert E. Beaton, Geoffrey Keppel
New England Journal of MedicineIncidence of Adverse Events and Negligence in Hospitalized Patients
4,666 Citations1991Troyen A. Brennan, Lucian L. Leape +7 more
The incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of the subgroup of such injuries that resulted from negligent or substandard care, in New York State in 1984 were estimated.
JAMAPhysician-patient communication. The relationship with malpractice claims among primary care physicians and surgeons
1,527 Citations1997Warren Levinson
BMJ Quality & SafetyIncidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I
943 Citations2004Troyen A. Brennan
There is a substantial amount of injury to patients from medical management, and many injuries are the result of substandard care.
New England Journal of MedicineRelation between Malpractice Claims and Adverse Events Due to Negligence
727 Citations1991A. Russell Localio, Ann G. Lawthers +7 more
The LancetWhy do people sue doctors? A study of patients and relatives taking legal action
692 Citations1994Charles Vincent, Andrew Phillips +1 more
Patients taking legal action wanted greater honesty, an appreciation of the severity of the trauma they had suffered, and assurances that lessons had been learnt from their experiences, and a no-fault compensation system, however well intended, would not address all patients' concerns.
JAMAObstetricians' Prior Malpractice Experience and Patients' Satisfaction With Care
382 Citations1994Gerald B. Hickson
Physicians who have been sued frequently are more often the objects of complaints about the interpersonal care they provide even by their patients who do not sue.
New England Journal of MedicineRelation between Negligent Adverse Events and the Outcomes of Medical-Malpractice Litigation
353 Citations1996Troyen A. Brennan, Colin M. Sox +1 more
The severity of the patient's disability, not the occurrence of an adverse event or an adverseevent due to negligence, was predictive of payment to the plaintiff among the malpractice claims studied.
PubMedListening and talking to patients. A remedy for malpractice suits?
157 Citations1993Gregory W. Lester, Salem Smith
Patient Education and CounselingPatient and physician perceptions of their relationship and patient satisfaction: A study of chronic disease management
128 Citations1993Lynda A. Anderson, Marc A. Zimmerman
Investigation of patient and physician perceptions of their relationship revealed that patients with lower levels of education were most satisfied and that physicians who viewed the relationship as a patient-physician partnership had more satisfied patients than those who viewedThe relationship as physician controlled.
JAMADo the poor sue more? A case-control study of malpractice claims and socioeconomic status
127 Citations1993Helen Burstin
Poor and uninsured patients are significantly less likely to sue for malpractice, even after controlling for the presence of medical injury, and fear of malpractice risk should not be a significant factor in the decision to serve the poor.
American Journal of PsychiatryPsychiatric malpractice: a review of the national loss experience
42 Citations1984Paul F. Slawson, Frederick G. Guggenheim
The authors examine the outcome of 217 malpractice actions against psychiatrists from 1974 to 1978, finding that psychiatry has one of the best malpractice claim records.
Patient Education and CounselingAssessment of the patient-doctor interaction scale for measuring patient satisfaction
37 Citations1992Marjorie A. Bowman, Anne Herndon +2 more
The PDIS appears to fulfill the requirements for a valid, reliable and useful instrument to assess patient satisfaction in family practice settings and correlated with overall assessment of patient satisfaction, suggesting criterion-based validity.
PubMedHow much does defensive medicine cost?
35 Citations1994Rita Rubin, Danuta Mendelson
Although a wide range of potential savings is delineated, systemwide savings from aggressive malpractice reform could approach $41 billion over five years.
PubMedAttitudes of Florida family practice residents concerning obstetrics.
9 Citations1993Larimore Wl
Residents' estimates of the cost of malpractice insurance and their malpractice risk for delivering babies appear to be greatly exaggerated.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North AmericaHistorical Perspectives on Law, Medical Malpractice, and the Concept of Negligence
4 Citations1993Cece L. Wood
This article has been intended to facilitate the "prudent practitioner" with a more thorough understanding of some of the elements of negligence that have caused concerns in the past and will certainly create new concerns as science continues to drag the law in its wake.
PubMedMedical-legal concerns of providing high risk neonatal care in an HMO.
2 Citations1992Jay P. Goldsmith
Defensive strategies to deter litigation in brain-damaged infants include the use of standard forms, good documentation, the appropriate use of Apgar scoring and cord blood gases, and full evaluation of low Apgar score babies in the neonatal period.
PubMedPsychiatric malpractice: some aspects of cause.
1 Citations1984Slawson Pf
Two methods for assessing negligence and an alternative concept of a "malpractice threshold" derived from the arithmetic product of two variables (risk and doctor-patient rapport) which, when exceeded, triggers a patient response in the form of a lawsuit are proposed.