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Abstract
In this paper, I examine the notion of accountability and its historical evolution in health care. Using medical mistakes and adverse patient outcomes as my focus, I examine the interests served by particular models of accountability and argue for a model of collective fiduciary responsibility in U.S. health care today.Entities:
Keywords: American College of Surgeons; American Medical Association; Analytical Approach; Health Care and Public Health; Nineteenth Century; Professional Patient Relationship; Twentieth Century
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Year: 2000 PMID： 10732874 DOI： 10.1076/0360-5310(200002)25:1;1-V;FT028
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Philos ISSN： 0360-5310