Malpractice
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13. Medical malpractice in perspective. I--The American experience.
Concern over the possibility of an American style medical malpractice "crisis" in the United Kingdom has recently been voiced by members of both medical and legal professions. The validity of such fears is examined by reviewing the conditions that have given rise to the current American difficulties. It is argued that the rise in malpractice insurance premiu
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14. Malpractice litigation as a factor in choosing a medical specialty.
Although many factors have been identified as influencing specialty choice, there has been no research focusing on the effects of the current climate of medical practice, including litigation. Our study examines medical students' and residents' awareness of the malpractice litigation environment and their reasons for choosing a specialty that is at either hi
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15. Contingent Fees in Medical Malpractice Litigation—A Qualitative Assessment
The medical profession has experienced high liability insurance premiums accompanied by widespread use of contingent fees in medical malpractice litigation. It is worthwhile, therefore, to assess qualitatively the merits of contingent fees, the evidence suggesting that they are associated with unjustified litigation and their implications for the medical and
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16. Physician communication skills and malpractice claims. A complex relationship.
We assessed the relationship between patients' opinions about their physicians' communication skills and the physician's history of medical malpractice claims. The sample consisted of 107 physicians and 2,030 of their patients who had had an operation or a delivery. Although patients tended to give their physicians favorable ratings, they were least satisfie
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17. Predicting risk for medical malpractice claims using quality-of-care characteristics.
The current fault-based tort system assumes that claims made against physicians are inversely related to the quality of care they provide. In this study we identified physician characteristics associated with elements of medical care that make physicians vulnerable to malpractice claims. A sample of physicians (n = 248) thought to be at high or low risk for
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18. Americans still struggling with malpractice.
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19. Points: Struggling with malpractice
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20. US malpractice premiums soar again
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21. Cross-border malpractice coverage cancelled
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22. Factors influencing family physicians to continue providing obstetric care.
To determine the reasons some family physicians continue to practice obstetrics when most of their colleagues do not, we surveyed family physicians in 26 counties of northern California whose practices include obstetrics and those who have recently discontinued it. In all, 70% of family physicians practicing obstetrics cited enjoying it as a reason for conti
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23. Book Review: Preventing Emergency Medicine Malpractice
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24. $10-million malpractice award largest ever