RT Journal
A1 Williams AG
T1 Practicing medicine in difficult times: Protecting physicians from malpractice litigation
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD November 18
VO 302
IS 19
SP 2158
OP 2158
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1697
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1697
AB 
Practicing Medicine in Difficult Times provides a competent if generic overview of the myriad techniques available to physicians to assist in reducing the chances of incurring a medical malpractice claim. Because most of the chapters are coauthored by an attorney or physician, a degree of legal and medical proficiency infuses portions of the narrative with a practical, authentic methodology. Overall, the book lacks a cohesive theme, instead opting for a shotgun approach that leaves the reader without an understanding of the real reasons patients file medical malpractice claims.