Robinson v. Shah presents an interesting case combining aspects of both law and ethics. This case is
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- Why was the plaintiff unable to sue her physician for malpractice? What legal remedy was available to this patient?
- What various administrative (consider both the health care facility and insurance company), clinical, and ethical factors could contribute to sponges being left in a patient's abdomen for so long? For example, discuss the dilemma posed by a managed care plan that would require a patient like Robinson to have a referral from the surgeon for a second opinion regarding the persistent abdominal pain.
- How would this type of policy impact the patient's outcome?
- How should the administrator of a hospital handle a case such as this once it becomes known that a physician with privileges at your hospital concealed such information?
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ISBN: 978-0538473637
15th Edition
Authors: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
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