How to Prevent a Malpractice Suit

Errors and Analysis of Errors

MULLIGAN, MAUREEN A. RN, JD, BSN*; NECHODOM, PAT MPH†

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* School of Pharmacy, Utah Poison Control Center

† Epidemiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Correspondence: Maureen A. Mulligan, RN, JD, BSN, School of Pharmacy, Utah Poison Control Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. E-mail: [email protected]

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 51(4):p 656-665, December 2008. | DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181899a5a

Abstract

Methods of analyzing errors and proactively preventing errors are discussed. A framework for using these concepts is presented.

© 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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