A piece of my mind. Trials and tribulations. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A piece of my mind. Trials and tribulations. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published August 2017

A piece of my mind. Trials and tribulations.

Brown JL. JAMA. 2017;318:612-613.

Personal experiences can inform understanding of medical error. This commentary describes a physician's experience being sued for malpractice, which involved a pediatric patient with a delayed diagnosis, and insights drawn from being an expert witness in cases after that incident.

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