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Medical Malpractice A Comprehensive Analysis
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Vasanthakumar N. Bhat
ISBN: 0-86569-279-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-86569-279-4
296 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/2001
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £76.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The healthcare delivery system in the United States is inundated with medical malpractice and liability issues, and there is no consensus about causes or solutions. Both physicians and an alliance of lawyers and consumer groups agree that there is a crisis, but physicians claim that the current medical malpractice system inheres in too many lawsuits while the lawyers argue that the current level of litigation is insufficient. Multivariate statistical methods are used in this much needed effort to investigate the effects of medical malpractice on various aspects of health care.

After introducing the various tort reforms that have been proposed and implemented by some states, the author analyzes the impact of these reforms on medical malpractice payment rates, claim payments, malpractice insurance, and in dental malpractice. The impact of malpractice liability on costs, licensure, disciplinary action, the supply of physicians, and the practice of defensive medicine are also covered. This is an essential guide for students in law, medicine, and health administration, as well as anyone who wants to research these issues for public policy.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Opening Statement
    Malpractice Claims
    Severity of Medical Malpractice Claims
    Malpractice Premiums
    Dental Malpractice
    Politics of Malpractice
    Malpractice and the Supply of Physicians
    Malpractice and Defensive Medicine
    Malpractice and Health Care Costs
    Closing Statement
    Appendix I
    Appendix II
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: VASANTHAKUMAR N. BHAT is Associate Professor of Management and Management Science and Program Coordinator for the Health Systems Management program at the Lubin School of Business, Pace University. /e He is the author of two other books published by Greenwood Publishing Group: Total Quality Environmental Management: An ISO 14000 Approach (Quorum Books, 1998) and The Green Corporation: The Next Competitive Advantage (Quorum Books, 1996).
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