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01-12-2021 | Breast Surgery | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: National Analysis of Breast Surgery Malpractice Cases: A Teachable Moment?

Authors: Ted A. James, MD, Betty Fan, DO

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 13/2021

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Surgeons performing breast cancer operations are frequently cited in malpractice cases.1 However, the reasons behind malpractice claims continue to be confusing and mysterious owing to the lack of transparency in our system. Unfortunately, medical malpractice claims in the USA have mostly been an adversarial system with the traditional response of deny and defend. Little information is shared in this system, and little is learned from medical errors and unexpected outcomes. As a result, the system has not effectively promoted quality improvement, resulting in patient dissatisfaction, defensive medicine, and patients vulnerable to repeated errors. …

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Fan B, Pardo J, Yu-Moe CW, Janes M, Falcone B, Valero MG, Serres SK, Emhoff I, James TA. Malpractice cases in breast surgery: an assessment of litigation involving surgeons. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Jun 11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10236-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34115250.

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Title: ASO Author Reflections: National Analysis of Breast Surgery Malpractice Cases: A Teachable Moment?
Authors: Ted A. James, MD
Betty Fan, DO
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Breast Surgery
Breast Surgery
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 13/2021
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10362-x

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