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- Title
Structuring and Disciplining Apology: A Structurational Analysis of Health Care Benevolence Laws.
- Authors
Carmack, HeatherJ.
- Abstract
Health care benevolence laws, a form of tort reform law, mandate statements of sympathy or apology by health care providers and facilities in cases of medical mistakes. These laws create a shared language and sense of meaning for individuals involved in the legal aftermath of medical mistakes. Structuration theory guides this textual analysis to explore how benevolence laws discursively create and structure shared meaning about apology. This analysis highlights how benevolence laws structure apology and discursively discipline medical practitioners, underscoring the importance of ambiguity in law interpretation.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care laws; TORT liability of hospitals; HEALTH services administration; PUBLIC health administration; MEDICAL malpractice; HEALTH planning laws; BENEVOLENCE
- Publication
Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 2010, Vol 11, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
1745-9435
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/17459430903413432