RightHealth Daily Dose » litigation http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Computer Program Helps Hospitals and Patients After Adverse Outcomes http://dailydose.righthealth.com/health-care/computer-program-helps-hospitals-and-patients-after-adverse-outcomes/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/health-care/computer-program-helps-hospitals-and-patients-after-adverse-outcomes/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:43:58 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1125 Lawsuits and litigations are common in US culture and certainly in US medicine.  Now, a new computer program aims to guide patients and physicians toward favorable outcomes following adverse ones. The REACT Program promotes and advocates open and honest discussion between the parties involved. The goal is to reach a common ground based upon effective dialogue, something that medical students are – and ought to be – taught. However, in light of our litigation-happy culture, it can sometimes be difficult for physicians to admit fault. This is why some states have adopted “apology immunity laws,” which protect healthcare workers from their apologies or benevolent gestures being used against them in court. If honesty is truly the best policy then why do many prefer litigation over acceptance of apology?

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