 Malpractice
"Malpractice" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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D008318
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.524 N03.706.535.606
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malpractice" by people in Profiles.
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Gimbel RW, Pirrallo RG, Lowe SC, Wright DW, Zhang L, Woo MJ, Fontelo P, Liu F, Connor Z. Effect of clinical decision rules, patient cost and malpractice information on clinician brain CT image ordering: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2018 03 12; 18(1):20.
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Fargen KM, Friedman WA. The science of medical decision making: neurosurgery, errors, and personal cognitive strategies for improving quality of care. World Neurosurg. 2014 Jul-Aug; 82(1-2):e21-9.
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Mazurenko O, Menachemi N. Environmental market factors associated with physician career satisfaction. J Healthc Manag. 2012 Sep-Oct; 57(5):307-22; discussion 323-4.
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Wong AC, Kowalenko T, Roahen-Harrison S, Smith B, Maio RF, Stanley RM. A survey of emergency physicians' fear of malpractice and its association with the decision to order computed tomography scans for children with minor head trauma. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Mar; 27(3):182-5.
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Cotton PB. Twenty more ERCP lawsuits: why? Poor indications and communications. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Oct; 72(4):904.
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Tahouni MR, Kahn JH. Professional liability insurance. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2009 Nov; 27(4):569-81, vii.
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Elston DM, Taylor JS, Coldiron B, Hood AF, Read SI, Resneck JS, Kirsner RS, Maize JC, Sullivan S, Laskas J, Hanke CW. Patient safety: Part I. Patient safety and the dermatologist. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Aug; 61(2):179-90; quiz 191.
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Frierson RL, Campbell NN. Commentary: core competencies and the training of psychiatric residents in therapeutic risk management. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2009; 37(2):165-7.
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Rousseau P. Allegations of euthanasia. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2006 Oct-Nov; 23(5):422-3.
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Cotton PB. Analysis of 59 ERCP lawsuits; mainly about indications. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Mar; 63(3):378-82; quiz 464.
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