Disclosure Resources
We strive to help every physician do the right thing in the right way. We provide guidelines that physicians can use in their office practices to enhance their effectiveness when disclosing adverse events and complications.
The Doctors Company supports the American Medical Association’s policy that following an unanticipated outcome, the physician is ethically required to inform the patient of all the facts necessary to ensure an understanding of what occurred. The ethical rationale is that the patient and his or her family have a right to know what happened. Simply put, it’s the right thing to do.
In addition to our recommended guidelines, we encourage you to explore our range of additional disclosure resources.
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Disclosure Laws: State-by-State Listing
We are pleased to provide you with a comprehensive listing of state disclosure laws.
Thank you to Ms. Roberta Carroll at Aon Healthcare for preparing this state-by-state list and to ASHRM for hosting the information. Permission was received from both Aon and ASHRM to provide you with this resource.
The guidelines suggested in this material are not rules, and they do not ensure a successful outcome. They attempt to define principles of practice for providing appropriate communication following adverse clinical outcomes. The principles are not inclusive of all proper communication approaches nor exclusive of other approaches reasonably directed at obtaining the same results. The ultimate decision regarding the appropriateness of any clinical communication must be made by each health care provider in light of all circumstances prevailing in the individual situation and in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the care is rendered.