Karcz A, Holbrook J
Emergency Department, Framingham Union Hospital, MA 01701.
QRB Qual Rev Bull. 1991 Sep;17(9):287-92. doi: 10.1016/s0097-5990(16)30470-5.
Reducing malpractice claims incidence and improving the quality of patient care are the goals of the Massachusetts Emergency Physician Risk Management Program. This innovative program entails computer audit of records in high-risk diagnostic categories. The program focuses on increasing physician awareness of high-risk diagnoses and on medical record documentation of a few critical actions pertinent to each diagnostic area.