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Medical Malpractice.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The MIT Press SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (469 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262283809
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Medical MalpracticeDDC classification:
  • 800
LOC classification:
  • KF2905.3
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why the Crises in Medical Malpractice? -- 3 An Increased Threat of Lawsuits and Higher Premiums: The Consequences -- 4 Governments' Responses to Medical Malpractice Crises-and Their Effects -- 5 Ceilings on Nonmonetary and Total Losses -- 6 Compensating Plaintiffs' Attorneys -- 7 Juries and Health Courts -- 8 Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice -- 9 Medical Malpractice Insurance and Insurance Regulation -- 10 Reinsurance -- 11 No-Fault for Medical Injuries -- 12 Reforms: What Can Be Done -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: A comprehensive analysis of medical malpractice from legal, medical, economic, and insurance perspectives that considers why past efforts at reform have not worked and offers recommendations for realistic, achievable policy changes.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why the Crises in Medical Malpractice? -- 3 An Increased Threat of Lawsuits and Higher Premiums: The Consequences -- 4 Governments' Responses to Medical Malpractice Crises-and Their Effects -- 5 Ceilings on Nonmonetary and Total Losses -- 6 Compensating Plaintiffs' Attorneys -- 7 Juries and Health Courts -- 8 Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice -- 9 Medical Malpractice Insurance and Insurance Regulation -- 10 Reinsurance -- 11 No-Fault for Medical Injuries -- 12 Reforms: What Can Be Done -- Notes -- References -- Index.

A comprehensive analysis of medical malpractice from legal, medical, economic, and insurance perspectives that considers why past efforts at reform have not worked and offers recommendations for realistic, achievable policy changes.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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