Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Should apologies be admissible in court?
There's no real direction on the issue, so physicians often err on the side of secrecy:"Doctors are very confused," said Dr. Tom Delbanco, an internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who recently made a film, "When Things Go Wrong, Voices of Patients and Families. "Some [people] tell them to open their hearts and spill the beans. Others tell them to keep their mouths shut. It depends on the lawyer."
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