Bridging the Relational-Regulatory Gap: A Pragmatic Information Policy for Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice

Authors

William M. Sage, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow
Joshua Graff Zivin
Nathaniel B. Chase

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2006

Journal Title

Vanderbilt Law Review

ISSN

0042-2533

Abstract

The Article distinguishes and explores three categories of information use: Helping patients understand and participate in their care; Improving patient safety, including analyzing medical errors and identifying unsafe health care providers and practices; and Assessing the performance of the medical liability system in its many dimensions including deterrence, compensation, justice, administrative efficiency, and stability.

For each category, the Article comments on existing laws or programs for information reporting or disclosure, points out major tensions or ambiguities, and suggests pragmatic improvements.

First Page

1263

Last Page

1308

Num Pages

46

Volume Number

59

Issue Number

4

Publisher

Vanderbilt University Law School

Recommended Citation

William M. Sage, Joshua G. Zivin & Nathaniel B. Chase, Bridging the Relational-Regulatory Gap: A Pragmatic Information Policy for Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice, 59 Vand. L. Rev. 1263 (2006).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/1716

File Type

PDF