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Medical Harm: Patient Perceptions and Follow-up Actions
- Source :
- Journal of patient safety. 13(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Much research has been conducted to describe medical mistakes resulting in patient harm using databases that capture these events for medical organizations. The objective of this study was to describe patients' perceptions regarding disclosure and their actions after harm. We analyzed a patient harm survey database composed of responses from a voluntary online survey administered to patients by ProPublica, an independent nonprofit news organization, during a 1-year period (May 2012 to May 2013). We collected data on patient demographics and characteristics related to the acknowledgment of patient harms, the reporting of patient harm to an oversight agency, whether the patient or the family obtained the harm-associated medical records, as well as the presence of a malpractice claim. There were 236 respondents reporting a patient harm (mean age, 49.1 y). In 11.4% (27/236) of harms, an apology by the medical organization or the clinician was made. In 42.8% (101/236) of harms, a complaint was filed with an oversight agency. In 66.5% (157/236) of harms, the patient or the family member obtained a copy of the pertinent medical records. A malpractice claim was reported in 19.9% (47/236) of events. In this sample of self-reported patient harms, we found a perception of inadequate apology. Nearly half of patient harm events are reported to an oversight agency, and roughly one-fifth result in a malpractice claim.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Leadership and Management
MEDLINE
Medical malpractice
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
03 medical and health sciences
Patient safety
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Malpractice
Surveys and Questionnaires
Agency (sociology)
Complaint
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Medical Errors
business.industry
Medical record
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Middle Aged
Harm
Family medicine
Child, Preschool
Female
Perception
Patient Safety
business
Social psychology
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15498425
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of patient safety
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c779b9f407e337ecbae689d34992bd76