Book to define Medicolegal guidelines for Safe practise
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Medicolegal Cases are on the Rise – What is the Solution?
Today, healthcare sector is witnessing sharp rise medical negligence litigation along with violence against doctors and hospitals. Such a scenario clearly indicates lack of trust between patients and doctors. Unrealistically high expectation of patients and the peculiar socio-cultural transference to a non-tolerant, litigious society and media hype have further complicated the issue. Some of the key factors related to the crisis include lack of dialogue between the doctor community, hospitals, legal professionals, and policy makers. It is extremely important for doctors, medical associations, and hospitals to come together to identify and discuss the legal issues related to medicine and to find practical and legally appropriate solutions.
Patient Safety has always been a prime objective of healthcare sector. Recently, due to medicolegal crisis, safety of doctors and hospitals has emerged as a major concern. Doctors now understanding that, medico-legal knowledge is a must. Medico-legal awareness and its implementation in day-to-day clinical practice can be a powerful tool for safety of a doctor as well as quality in patient care.
To adress these issues, a book -
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