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Obstetrical risk management: establishing documents of defense
1Elenchos-Rimar, Corp., Webster, TX 77598.
The practice of obstetrics is high risk for the obstetrician. We are the target for plaintiffs and their attorneys for any outcome--maternal or neonatal--that is less than perfect. Thus obstetricians should learn how to practice inexpensive, high-quality defensive medicine by increasing knowledge of risk management and improving charting skills. This article attempts to achieve these objectives, thus reducing the obstetrician's vulnerability to being a legal "sitting duck"!
The practice of obstetrics is high risk for the obstetrician. We are the target for plaintiffs and their attorneys for any outcome--maternal or neonatal--that is less than perfect. Thus obstetricians should learn how to practice inexpensive, high-quality defensive medicine by increasing knowledge of risk management and improving charting skills. This article attempts to achieve these objectives, thus reducing the obstetrician's vulnerability to being a legal "sitting duck"!