| Do healthcare managers have an ethical duty to admit mistakes? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 10187617 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Historically, healthcare organizations have been reluctant to admit mistakes because of potential legal liability. Admitting mistakes and taking corrective and compensatory action may reduce the likelihood of a lawsuit and, if a lawsuit is lost, may reduce the punitive damage award. Financial consequences involve admitting mistakes and incurring the associated compensatory costs or not admitting mistakes and incurring associated compensatory and punitive damages for the mistakes that are discovered later. Ethical consequences revolve around managers' duty to patients, the healthcare organization, and themselves and their families. |
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Authors:
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M Nowicki; M Chaku |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association Volume: 52 ISSN: 0735-0732 ISO Abbreviation: Healthc Financ Manage Publication Date: 1998 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-01-27 Completed Date: 1999-01-27 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8215859 Medline TA: Healthc Financ Manage Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 62-4 Citation Subset: E; H |
Affiliation:
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Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, USA. |
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Ethics, Institutional* Fraud / economics, legislation & jurisprudence Health Facility Administrators / standards* Humans Liability, Legal / economics Malpractice / economics, legislation & jurisprudence Medical Errors* / economics, legislation & jurisprudence Patient Care / standards* Truth Disclosure* United States |
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