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COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group
WASHINGTON -- The patient safety system signed into law this summer by President Bush will likely take many months to implement; but, after operating so long in an environment of liability fear, doctors may take even longer to trust it, said Michael O. Fleming, M.D., board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
"I think physicians are going to have to get comfortable with this and realize that documenting errors under the plan] is a thing that you can do now, and it's going to improve quality tremendously," said Dr. Fleming. But, he added, it may take physicians...
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