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After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness
Contributor(s): Berlinger, Nancy (Author)

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 ISBN: 0801881676     ISBN-13: 9780801881671
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States. Each year, more patients die as a result of medical mistakes than are killed by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.

While most government and regulatory efforts are directed toward reducing and preventing errors, the actions that should follow the injury or death of a patient are still hotly debated. According to Nancy Berlinger, conversations on patient safety are missing several important components: religious voices, traditions, and models.

In After Harm, Berlinger draws on sources in theology, ethics, religion, and culture to create a practical and comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of patients, families, and clinicians affected by medical error. She emphasizes the importance of acknowledging fallibility, telling the truth, confronting feelings of guilt and shame, and providing just compensation. After Harm adds important human dimensions to an issue that has profound consequences for patients and health care providers.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Ethics
- Medical | Physician & Patient
Dewey: 610
LCCN: 2004028263
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.2" W x 9.44" L (0.84 lbs) 176 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Christian Century 09/05/2006 pg. 47
 
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Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States. Each year, more patients die as a result of medical mistakes than are killed by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.

While most government and regulatory efforts are directed toward reducing and preventing errors, the actions that should follow the injury or death of a patient are still hotly debated. According to Nancy Berlinger, conversations on patient safety are missing several important components: religious voices, traditions, and models.

In After Harm, Berlinger draws on sources in theology, ethics, religion, and culture to create a practical and comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of patients, families, and clinicians affected by medical error. She emphasizes the importance of acknowledging fallibility, telling the truth, confronting feelings of guilt and shame, and providing just compensation. After Harm adds important human dimensions to an issue that has profound consequences for patients and health care providers.


Contributor Bio(s): Berlinger, Nancy: - Nancy Berlinger is the deputy director and associate for religious studies at the Hastings Center.
 
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