Promoting Patient Responsibility - Thurston County Chamber

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Making the argument… • The most common barrier to advancing the comparative negligence argument is a lack of supporting documentation in the patient’s chart • Remember that juries look to the chart as the unbiased witness in the courtroom • If it is documented it happened…if it wasn’t documented…? Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company 14
Importance of Documentation • Often the most important evidence allowing successful defense of a malpractice claim • Poor records are the most often sited reason for settlement • 35 to 40% of suits are compromised by the record Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company 15
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Page 9 and 10: Patients ignore medical advice…
Page 11 and 12: Accountability Goals • Promote ac
Page 13: Am I responsible for everything?
Page 17 and 18: Examples of Accountability Tools
Page 21 and 22: Example - Informed Refusal of Care
Page 23 and 24: More Accountability Tools • Patie
Page 25 and 26: Physicians Insurance A Mutual Compa
Page 27 and 28: Informed consent and the law • Ap
Page 29 and 30: Informed Consent- What is it? • I
Page 33 and 34: Example - Informed Refusal of Care
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Page 41: Physicians Insurance A Mutual Compa
Page 44 and 45: When boundaries are crossed • Thr
Page 48 and 49: Setting Limits With Patients • Ed
Page 50 and 51: Adverse Events • Adverse events h
Page 52 and 53: The Good News • Patients generall
Page 54 and 55: Adverse outcome - what now? • Do
Page 56 and 57: Avoid… • Blaming others / shift
Page 58 and 59: Apology and the Law • RCW 5.64.01
Page 60 and 61: Adverse Event Response • Document
Page 62 and 63: MD to JD - What They Want You to Kn
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“This is gonna hurt like hell”
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