Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Can Assoc Radiol J. 2019 Aug;70(3):292-299. doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Jul 9.
Medical professional liability (MPL), also commonly referred to as medical malpractice, is a costly issue in health care today, accounting for roughly 2.4% of total health care expenditure in the United States. Almost all physicians currently in clinical practice will either be subject to a lawsuit themselves or work with someone who has. Given a lack of formal structured education about MPL in medicine for trainees, this review aims to define and discuss the relevant concepts in MPL as a reference for early career interventionalists to understand the current medicolegal environment and learn best practices to avoid litigation.
医疗专业责任（MPL），通常也被称为医疗事故，是当今医疗保健领域的一个昂贵问题，约占美国总医疗支出的 2.4%。目前几乎所有从事临床实践的医生都将自己成为诉讼的对象，或者与已经成为诉讼对象的人一起工作。由于培训生在医学方面缺乏关于 MPL 的正规结构化教育，因此本综述旨在定义和讨论 MPL 中的相关概念，为早期职业介入放射学家提供参考，以了解当前的医疗法律环境并学习避免诉讼的最佳实践。
