RT Book, Section
A1 Selbst, Steven M.
A1 Korin, Joel B.
A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2 Chiang, Vincent W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146113060
T1 Medicolegal Issues in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071829281
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146113060
RD 2024/09/13
AB Legal  risks  are  common  in  the  care  of  hospitalized  children.  Pediatric  hospitalists  care  for  complex  patients  of  all  ages  with  a  variety  of  medical  conditions.1  Many  are  acutely  ill  with  rapidly  changing  medical  conditions.  Hospitalists  often  find  themselves  juggling  several  ill  patients  simultaneously,  and  they  must  make  critical  decisions  rapidly.  The  risk  for  error  is  high,  and  there  is  the  possibility  of  a  subsequent  malpractice  suit.  In  addition,  certain  hospital  processes  and  situations  pose  a  particular  risk  for  lawsuits,  including  communication,  informed  consent,  refusal  of  care,  documentation,  altering  the  medical  record,  use  of  consultants,  treatment  of  incidental  findings,  patient  confidentiality,  and  legal  responsibility  during  discharge.  The  legal  obligations  surrounding  each  of  these  situations  are  described  in  this  chapter.