Medical malpractice [electronic resource] / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke.
By: Sloan, Frank A.
Contributor(s): Chepke, Lindsey M | ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008Description: viii, 458 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Medical personnel -- Malpractice -- United States | Liability insurance -- Malpractice -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 344.7304/11 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 344.7303 ROM 2013 Social work and law : | 344.7304 Public health law and ethics : | 344.7304/1 Medical Law, Ethics, & Bioethics for the Health Professions | 344.7304/11 Medical malpractice | 344.7304/11 Risk, liability and malpractice | 344.7304/197 Planning for uncertainty | 344.7304/232 Food regulation |
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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