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Malpractice protection: Communication of diagnostic uncertainty

โœ Scribed by Steve M. Skoumal; Scott R. Florell; Michael K. Bydalek; William J. Hunter III

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
530 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
8755-1039

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โœฆ Synopsis

Malpractice claims against pathologists for misdiagnosis have been sharply rising, especially in the areas of breast fine-needle aspirations (BFNAs) and cervical (Pap) smears. The current state of medical malpractice law is reviewed as it relates topathologists' anatomic reports. Communication is one of the best medical malpractice prevention tools. This article examines anatomic pathology reports in terms of the merits of communicating diagnostic error rates to the clinician/patient. In the areas of BFNAs and cervical smears, dissemination of diagnostic error rates in the cytology report is recommended. This would help safeguard against malpractice liability being imposed without showing a deviation by the cytopathologist from reasonable practice stan-

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