The patient's right to safety--improving the quality of care through litigation against hospitals

N Engl J Med. 2006 May 11;354(19):2063-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsb053756.

Author

George J Annas¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA.

PMID: 16687721
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb053756

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Hospitals / standards*
Humans
Jurisprudence
Liability, Legal*
Patient Rights / legislation & jurisprudence*
Quality of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
Safety / legislation & jurisprudence*
Safety / standards
United States