Medical malpractice [electronic resource] / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.Description: viii, 458 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 344.7304/11 22
- KF2905.3 .S58 2008
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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.
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