by Aaron Seth Kesselheim, MD, JD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

The attending/trainee relationship can have important implications for patient safety and physician liability. Attending physicians need to be aware of possible risks in the delivery of care, for themselves, their trainees, and their patients. ...read more

by William Berry, MD
CRICO/RMF

This summer, surgical residents at the four largest Harvard teaching hospitals will have received a card that has been carefully crafted to improve communication between attendings and house staff. ...read more

by Christopher R. Lavoie, Esq.
Dunn and Dunn

Is the attending physician for an inpatient legally responsible for all the care provided by the clinical team while a patient is in the hospital? The short answer to this question is: No.
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