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Clinical Ethics and Risk of Malpractice Liability.

Sergio Huerta, Michael Makhinson

    The Journal of Clinical Ethics
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    Medical malpractice lawsuits cause anxiety and increase healthcare costs for clinicians. This analysis argues against malpractice insurance for clinical ethicists, differentiating their consultations from medical malpractice cases.

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    Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
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    Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

    Published on: February 16, 2011

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Ethics
    • Legal Medicine
    • Healthcare Policy

    Background:

    • Clinicians in the U.S. face frequent malpractice lawsuits, often filed with minimal legal basis.
    • Such litigation increases clinician anxiety, alters practice patterns, and imposes substantial costs on the healthcare system.
    • Historical analysis of U.S. medical malpractice since the 1840s offers insights for clinical ethics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To differentiate medical malpractice from clinical ethics consultations.
    • To evaluate the necessity of malpractice liability insurance for clinical ethicists.
    • To provide a historical perspective on malpractice and its potential impact on clinical ethics.

    Main Methods:

    • Comparative analysis of medical malpractice law and clinical ethics consultation.
    • Historical review of medical malpractice in the United States.
    • Argumentative analysis based on the distinct nature of clinical ethics services.

    Main Results:

    • Medical malpractice and clinical ethics consultations differ significantly in their legal and practical frameworks.
    • The low threshold for filing malpractice suits creates a distinct burden not applicable to ethics consultations.
    • Current proposals for clinical ethicist malpractice insurance are not supported by the nature of their work.

    Conclusions:

    • Clinical ethics consultations do not warrant malpractice liability insurance due to fundamental differences from medical malpractice.
    • Implementing malpractice insurance for ethicists could unnecessarily increase costs and potentially stifle ethical consultations.
    • Understanding the history and legal distinctions of malpractice is crucial for informed policy regarding clinical ethics.