Name and briefly describe the four Cs of medical malpractice prevention.
*caring: care about patients and colleagues
*communication: communicate clearly and accurately
*competence: know your limitations, update credentials, confer with other professionals, stay informed
*charting: documentation...
MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS CHAPTER 6
Name and briefly describe the four Cs of medical malpractice prevention. - correct answer
*caring: care about patients and colleagues
*communication: communicate clearly and accurately
*competence: know your limitations, update credentials, confer with other professionals, stay
informed
*charting: documentation is proof, chart clearly and accurately.
Briefly describe how practicing effective communication skills can help prevent a medical
malpractice lawsuit. - correct answer *Misunderstandings and misinformation often leads to
lawsuits.
*If you communicate clearly and accurately and get confirmation from patients that they
understand, this can help prevent lawsuits.
If a patient refuses treatment, what legal options remain for the health care practitioner in
charge? - correct answer *A patient cannot be forced to accept treatment, evaluation, or
testing.
*His decision to decline should be documented in his patient record. Ideally, his refusal should
be obtained in writing, but should definitely be noted in his record.
Name five reasons often cited for the suing of health care practitioners by patient and their
families. - correct answer *To prevent the perceived injury from happening to anyone else
*to receive an explanation
*to get an admission of negligence
*I was angry
*to punish the doctor
Denial - correct answer a defense that claims that innocence of the charges or that one or more
of the four Ds of negligence are lacking
, Affirmative defenses - correct answer defenses used by defendants in medical professional
liability suits that allow the accused to present factual evidence that the patient's condition was
caused by some factor other than the defendant's negligence
Contributory negligence - correct answer an affirmative defense that alleges that the plaintiff,
through a lack of care, caused or contributed to his or her own injury
Assumption of risk - correct answer a legal defense that holds that the defendant is not guilty of
a negligent act because the plaintiff knew of and accepted beforehand any risks involved
Emergency - correct answer a type of affirmative defense in which the person who comes to
the aid of a victim in an emergency is not held liable under certain circumstances
Technical defense - correct answer defenses used in a lawsuit that are based on legal
technicalities
Release of tortfeasor - correct answer a technical defense that prohibits a lawsuit against the
person who caused an injury (the tortfeasor) if he or she was expressly released from further
liability in the settlement of a lawsuit
Res judicata - correct answer "The thing has been decided." Legal principle that a claim cannot
be retried between the same parties if it has already been legally resolved
Statute of limitations - correct answer that period of time established by state law during which
a lawsuit may be filed
Risk management - correct answer the taking of steps to minimize danger, hazard and liability
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