Meehan M J
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
Respir Care Clin N Am. 1996 Mar;2(1):133-45.
The recent introduction of therapist-driven protocols has given the appearance of restricting the professional judgment of respiratory therapists with decision-tree robotics while contemporaneously catapulting them into the practice of medicine. This is happening in the midst of a spiraling litigation climate. This article examines the legal aspects--from malpractice to licensure--of this exciting new practice known as therapist-driven respiratory protocols.
近期治疗师驱动方案的引入，看似通过决策树机器人技术限制了呼吸治疗师的专业判断，与此同时却又将他们迅速推进到医疗实践中。而这一切发生在诉讼环境不断升级的背景下。本文探讨了这种被称为治疗师驱动呼吸方案的全新且令人兴奋的实践在法律方面的问题——从医疗事故到执业许可。
