Medical malpractice [electronic resource] / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke.

By: Sloan, Frank AContributor(s): Chepke, Lindsey M | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008Description: viii, 458 p. : illSubject(s): Medical personnel -- Malpractice -- United States | Liability insurance -- Malpractice -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 344.7304/11 LOC classification: KF2905.3 | .S58 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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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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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