After harm : medical error and the ethics of forgiveness /
Medical error and the ethics of forgiveness
Nancy Berlinger.
- xviii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-150) and index.
"Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States. Each year, more patients die as a result of medical mistakes than are killed by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS." "While most government and regulatory efforts are directed toward reducing and preventing errors, the actions that should follow the injury or death of a patient are still hotly debated. According to Nancy Berlinger, conversations on patient safety are missing several important components: religious voices, traditions, and models." "In After Harm, Berlinger draws on sources in theology, ethics, religion, and culture to create a practical and comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of patients, families, and clinicians affected by medical error."--BOOK JACKET.
0801881676 9780801881671
2004028263
Medical errors--Moral and ethical aspects Medical errors--Psychological aspects Medical errors--Religious aspects Physicians--Professional ethics Physician and patient Medical ethics. Forgiveness. Medicine--Religious aspects Ethics. Physician-Patient Relations