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1 online resource (xii, 393 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-388) and index. |
| Contents |
The medical malpractice system : structure and performance / Michelle M. Mello and David M. Studdert -- Malpractice reform as a health policy problem / William M. Sage -- Medical malpractice and the new politics of health care / Rogan Kersh -- Who pays when malpractice premiums rise? / Mark V. Pauly -- The effects of the U.S. malpractice system on the cost and quality of care / David J. Becker and Daniel P. Kessler -- Liability, patient safety, and defensive medicine : what does the future hold? / Troyen A. Brennan, Michelle M. Mello, and David M. Studdert -- Medical liability and the culture of technology / Peter D. Jacobson -- Promoting fairness in the medical malpractice system / Maxwell J. Mehlman. |
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Caps and the construction of damages in medical malpractice cases / Catherine M. Sharkey -- Expertise and the legal process / Catherine T. Struve -- Disclosure and fair resolution of adverse events / Carol B. Liebman and Chris Stern Hyman -- Enterprise liability in the twenty-first century / Randall R. Bovbjerg and Robert Berenson -- Private contractual alternatives to malpractice liability / Jennifer Arlen -- Medical malpractice insurance reform : "enterprise insurance" and some alternatives / Tom Baker -- Governments as insurers in professional and hospital liability insurance markets / Frank A. Sloan and Charles E. Eesley -- Medicare-led malpractice reform / William M. Sage and Eleanor D. Kinney. |
| Summary |
Medical malpractice lawsuits are common and controversial in the United States. Since early 2002, doctors' insurance premiums for malpractice coverage have soared. As Congress and state governments debate laws intended to stabilize the cost of insurance, doctors continue to blame lawyers and lawyers continue to blame doctors and insurance companies. This book, which is the capstone of three years' comprehensive research funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, goes well beyond the conventional debate over tort reform and connects medical liability to broader trends and goals in American health policy. Contributions from leading figures in health law and policy marshal the best available information, present new empirical evidence, and offer cutting-edge analysis of potential reforms involving patient safety, liability insurance and tort litigation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Physicians -- Malpractice -- United States.
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Physicians -- Malpractice. |
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United States. |
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Physicians' malpractice insurance -- United States.
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Physicians' malpractice insurance. |
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Medical care -- United States.
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Medical care. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Medical care. |
| Added Author |
Sage, William M.
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Kersh, Rogan.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Medical malpractice and the U.S. health care system. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2005037931 |
| ISBN |
0511241739 (electronic book) |
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9780511241734 (electronic book) |
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9780511242182 (electronic book) |
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0511242182 (electronic book) |
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0511239610 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511239618 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511617836 (ebook) |
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0511617836 (ebook) |
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9786610567898 |
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6610567891 |
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0521849322 (Paper) |
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0521614112 (Paper) |
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9780521849326 |
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9780521614115 |
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