Question

Suppose a patient threatens to sue a physician for negligence regarding the outcome of a procedure, but instead agrees not to sue in return for having a corrective procedure performed at no cost to the patient. The patient's acceptance of the offer for a corrective procedure represents which aspect of mediation?

Answer 1

Alright so I had to research this briefly.

I believe the correct form is mediation-arbitration (med-arb). In med-arb, the parties first reach an agreement, then proceed to write it out formally for documentation

Answer 2

Answer:

The patient's acceptance of the offer of a corrective procedure represents an aspect of agreement between the parties. That is, before the agreement, instances such as:

• Presentation and Start of Mediation

 Presentation of the parties

 Opening of the mediation session

Rules of Procedure

 Confidentiality Agreement (if applicable)

Individualized exposure of the conflict

• Interest and needs detection

Selection of options and proposals

Agreement