Medical malpractice:
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Main Author: Sloan, Frank A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press c2008
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index
Why the crisis in medical malpractice? -- An increased threat of lawsuits and higher premiums : the consequences -- Governments' responses to medical malpractice crises--and their effects -- Ceilings on nonmonetary and total losses -- Compensating plaintiffs' attorneys -- Juries and health courts -- Patient safety and medical malpractice -- Medical malpractice insurance and insurance regulation -- Reinsurance -- No-fault for medical injuries -- Reforms : what can be done
Economist Frank Sloan and lawyer Lindsey Chepke examine the U.S. medical malpractice process from legal, medical, economic & insurance perspectives, analyse past efforts at reform, & offer policy recommendations
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 458 p.)
ISBN:0262283808
1435628012
9780262283809
9781435628014

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