Janaka Lagoo, William R Berry, Kate Miller, Brandon J Neal, Luke Sato, Keith D Lillemoe, Gerard M Doherty, James R Kasser, Elliot L Chaikof, Atul A Gawande, Alex B Haynes
OBJECTIVE: We merged direct, multisource, and systematic assessments of surgeon behavior with malpractice claims, to analyze the relationship between surgeon 360-degree reviews and malpractice history. BACKGROUND: Previous work suggests that malpractice claims are associated with a poor physician-patient relationship, which is likely related to behaviors captured by 360-degree review. We hypothesize that 360-degree review results are associated with malpractice claims...
July 2019: Annals of Surgery