Sorry Works!: Disclosure, Apology, and Relationships Prevent Medical Malpractice Claims [Paperback]

Doug Wojcieszac (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1434354970 | ISBN-13: 978-1434354976 | Publication Date: December 19, 2007 | Edition: 1

This book is, in part, adapted from speeches I have given to medical, insurance, and legal organizations across the United States and in Australia and Canada over the last two years. Liability exposure has been a major issue for healthcare and insurance professionals for a long time, and they are looking for new solutions to an old problem. More and more doctors, nurses, risk managers, hospital administrators, and insurance executives are turning to Sorry Works! for answers. I thought it was time to put Sorry Works! in a book that was concise and to the point. Along the way I met and had the pleasure of working with James Saxton and his team at the law firm of Stevens & Lee. It was fascinating to me how as lawyers and health law consultants they were spreading the same message. To make sure this message was well grounded in law and risk management principles, we collaborated, and this book is part of that partnership. This book adequately covers the topic of disclosure and apology but has intentionally been kept short so even the busiest professional could read it on a plane ride or over a weekend. Though Sorry Works! has its roots in medicine, it is my hope that this book finds a wider audience in corporations, the small business community, and other sectors of our society that are concerned about litigation. I also hope the book appears in college course syllabi so future doctors, lawyers, and business people can read, discuss, and debate it. Indeed, if Sorry Works! can work in medical malpractice (often thought to be one of the most contentious and expensive litigation arenas) imagine what it can do elsewhere! Moreover, though Sorry Works! is a process and program, it also a way of life universal to all people. Indeed, Sorry Works! returns us to our parents' lessons about apology and fixing mistakes. People can actually live with mistakes, but they do not accept or tolerate cover-ups. Sorry Works! taps into this psyche and, in doing so, provides a simple yet deva

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About the Author

James W. Saxton, Esquire has been an active trial lawyer representing healthcare professionals in state and federal courts and administrative proceedings for over 25 years. He uses his extensive experience as a litigator to advise healthcare professionals in connection with understanding and reducing their professional liability risk.Maggie M. Finkelstein, Esquire concentrates her practice in health law with a focus on loss control and event management for healthcare professionals and is an experienced litigator in both federal and state courts. Doug Wojcieszak is a public relations and political consultant with extensive experience in medical malpractice. He founded the Sorry Works! Coalition to teach healthcare professionals and insurance companies that disclosure and apology is the best way to address adverse medical events.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse; 1 edition (December 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434354970
• ISBN-13: 978-1434354976
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,870,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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