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Category: Malpractice
Sensitivity to malpractice
Many argue that physicians that are more concerned about malpractice are also more likely to engage in defensive medicine. The argument extends that defensive medicine contributes to rising health care costs. A recent article attempts to analyze this issue. The Continue Reading …
[Anecdotes] Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising from Medical Injury
A few months ago I wrote about a proposal in the Florida legislature to create a Patient Compensation System. In this system, an injured patient would file a claim with the help of a patient advocate, a medical review department Continue Reading …
The State of Medical Malpractice Payouts
I have written a few articles and blog posts about medical malpractice. A company recently published a study of medical malpractice claims from 2012. Some interesting findings are: New York had the highest dollar amount of total payouts for 2012, $763,088, Continue Reading …
The Dao of Disclosure
What would cure the malpractice crisis? Health courts, superfunds, damages caps? What about simple honesty? Medical malpractice litigation is a major source of angst, expense, and inefficiency in health care. An article in a recent edition of Milbank Quarterly examined Continue Reading …
2012 Year in Review (Part 2 of 4)
Alternative Healthcare Delivery Systems The concept of the medical home is an old one, developed in the 1960s for the pediatric population, but lately has grown in popularity. It hopes to provide for patients comprehensive, coordinated care for the whole Continue Reading …
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