Abstract
Medical malpractice occurs worldwide; the USA has the greatest problem, reaching crisis proportions, affecting healthcare delivery and access to care. Rates of thyroid surgery and carcinoma incidence seem to be increasing in the USA. Healthcare personnel frustrated with lack of litigation reform are looking for litigation prevention through education, analysis and management strategies by analysing data from professional legal services from past litigation summaries. Studies from head and neck sites, including thyroid and parathyroid, have been done. We highlight these studies, attempting to identify solutions, areas of concern and potential risk management, and prevention strategies.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Thyroid Surgery |
| Subtitle of host publication | Preventing and Managing Complications |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons |
| Pages | 13-18 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470659502 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 18 2012 |
Keywords
- Litigation
- Malpractice
- Medico-legal
- Recurrent nerve injury
- Standard of care
- Tort reform
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine