Lessons To Be Learned: A Review Of Post-Suicide Malpractice Lawsuits

This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on managing legal risks associated with medical practice. Questions and answers are provided by PRMS, Inc. (www.prms. com), a manager of medical professional liability insurance programs with services that include risk management consultation, education and onsite risk management audits, and other resources to healthcare providers to help improve patient outcomes and reduce professional liability risk. The answers published in this column represent those of only one risk management consulting company. Other risk management consulting companies or insurance carriers may provide different advice, and readers should take this into consideration. The information in this column does not constitute legal advice. For legal advice, contact your personal attorney. Note: The information and recommendations in this article are applicable to physicians and other healthcare professionals so “clinician” is used to indicate all treatment team members. … Read the original article. The post Lessons To Be Learned: A Review Of Post-Suicide Malpractice Lawsuits appeared first on Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience.
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