Question

How does positive ethical practice behavior improve the quality of patient care and help to protect against malpractice litigation?

Answer 1

Positive ethical practice behaviour can improve the quality of patient care , the  factors that could affect the relationship between malpractice litigation risk and physicians’ behaviors that are counter to patient safety are  complexity of care, discussing incidents with colleagues, personalized responsibility, and hospitals’ response to physicians following incidents.
To improve patient care proper ways to handle all the errors should be discussed.

Handling of complaints and malpractice litigation

Impact of malpractice litigation on physicians

Reporting of incidents and the role of litigation

Open communication about incidents within hospitals and towards patients

Occurrence of defensive medicine

Relevant factors for physicians to deal with litigation

Responsibility for incidents

Most errors are routine-based and are due to a loss of concentration or dedication. These errors are difficult to discuss with the patient so on public opinion that routine-based errors are not acceptable