Practice of Uncertainty Voices of Physicians and Patients in Medical Malpractice Claims

Name: Practice of Uncertainty Voices of Physicians and Patients in Medical Malpractice Claims
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ISBN: 9780865692848

ISBN-10: 086569284X

ISBN-13: 9780865692848

Edition: 1999

Authors: Stephen L. Fielding

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Incorporating in-depth interviews, statistical data, and prior studies, Fielding illustrates how modern medicine is a victim of its own success. The historical record since the early 19th century shows that the rate of malpractice claims has increased as medicine developed new and more complex procedures. Fielding integrates macro- and micro-levels of analysis to explain how scientific medicine is inherently prone to adverse outcomes no matter how competent medical provides are and how patients often feel their personal experiences and views are marginalized during the course of their medical care. This combination makes it more likely that patients will sue when something goes wrong. The…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 4/30/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Illustrations


Foreword



Preface and Acknowledgments


People Interviewed



Historical and Social Background



Setting the Contemporary Stage



System Accidents



Uncertainty - Which Diagnosis and Treatment?



We Were Going to Be Society's Heroes



Am I the Same?



Gender and Telling the Story



The Defense of Wealth



Implications


Afterword: The Limitations of Science and Technology


Appendix: Theory and Method


Bibliography


Index