Malpractice allegations: A reality check for resident physicians - 04/01/19
, Luis C. Cajas-Monson, Sonia RamamoorthyAbstract |
Background |
Medical malpractice is a source of stress and cost to physicians. Little is known about how it impacts resident physicians.
Methods |
We analyzed data from the Comparative Benchmarking System between 2007 and 2016. We also surveyed surgery residents at our institution regarding malpractice in training.
Results |
4% of cases identified a resident physician and 32% involved a surgical specialty. Common allegations were “improper performance of surgery” and “improper management of surgical patient”. 1 case attributed supervision as the major allegation but supervision was a contributing factor in 26% of cases. 18% of cases named a resident as a defendant. Most residents correctly answered that they can be defendants, agreed that a medico-legal curriculum is at least “moderately important”, but had “poor” to “terrible” malpractice knowledge.
Conclusions |
A significant number of medical malpractice claims involve resident physicians as a responsible party. Though universally recognized as important, medico-legal training in surgical residency is often lacking.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Resident physicians are commonly involved in malpractice litigation. |
• | Perioperative allegations have higher indemnity than intraoperative allegations. |
• | Supervision is often cited as a contributing factor, but rarely a major allegation. |
• | Trainees rate their medicolegal knowledge as poor, but realize it's importance. |
Plan
Vol 217 - N° 2
P. 350-355 - février 2019 Retour au numéro
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