The Practice of Uncertainty: Voices of Physicians and Patients in Medical Malpractice ClaimsBloomsbury Academic, 1999 M04 30 - 256 pages 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. |
Contents
Historical and Social Background | 1 |
System Accidents | 3 |
Setting the Contemporary Stage | 33 |
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