EVALUATING CLINICAL CARE

• Jurisdiction: Australia

Sources of information .................................................................................. [33E.800]

Implicit and explicit review of the clinical record .......................................... [33E.810]

Outcome and hindsight bias ......................................................................... [33E.820]

Clinical setting ............................................................................................... [33E.830]

Current knowledge and practice ................................................................... [33E.840]

[33E.800] Sources of information

Forensic investigation of patient deaths is always a retrospective review. It relies on documentation in the clinical record, autopsy, witness reports from healthcare professionals and families, expert opinion, professional society practice standards and guidelines and research. Each source of information has particular strengths and limitations and wherever...