Rogers v Whitaker: Still Crazy after all These Years?
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Introduction The year 2007 marks the 15th anniversary of the landmark Rogers v Whitaker case, a watershed in Australian medico-legal history. When the decision was handed down in 1992, it caused a stir in the medical and associated health professions over the shift in emphasis from the standard of a reasonable doctor to that of a reasonable patient in terms of information provided to patients on risks associated with medical procedures. Further, it is a case with which Health Information Managers (HIMs) should be familiar.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
دوره 36 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007