TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sloan,Frank A.
AU  - Chepke,Lindsey M.
TI  - Medical Malpractice
T2  - The MIT Press Series
SN  - 9780262283809
AV  - KF2905.3 
U1  - 800 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - MIT Press
KW  - Medical personnel-Malpractice-United States
KW  - Liability insurance-Malpractice-United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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