Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Malpractice
Using Malpractice Claims as a Proxy for Quality
“Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.” – Anton Chekhov Quality in health care has become a large driving force for managers, clinicians, Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2011
Our blueprint for structuring a multi-payer universal health care system in the United States begins with crafting solutions to age-old problems: defining basic benefits, fixing medical malpractice, and redesigning physician payment. Throughout the past two years, Policy Prescriptions has reviewed Continue Reading …
A $56 Billion Poison Pill
Malpractice litigation is supposed to remedy the situation where patients are damaged by the negligent behavior of clinicians. Unfortunately, this costly system does a poor job of compensating patients or ensuring safety in patient care. In an effort to pinpoint Continue Reading …
Reform left-overs make for tasty election issue
A year ago, the American people were up in arms over the health reform debate unfolding in Congress. Nevertheless, after a long and bitter winter, Congress proceeded to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the spring of Continue Reading …
Does Defensive Medicine Exist?
Despite the common thought that most physicians perform defensive medicine on a regular basis, the evidence bearing this out has been inconsistent at best. Ninety-three percent of physicians report practicing defensive medicine; that is, performing tests or therapies that provide Continue Reading …