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Medical Malpractice A Comprehensive Analysis
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Vasanthakumar N. Bhat
Book Code: T279
ISBN: 0-86569-279-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-86569-279-4
296 pages, figures, tables
Auburn House
Publication: 9/30/2001
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [a] serious reader on the topic of medical malpractice would find a lot of valuable information that has been summarized, analyzed, and presented in considerable statistical detail. Students in law, medicine, and health administration would also find it useful.
    —The Journal of Risk and Insurance     Jun. 2003
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
LC Card Number: 00-052554
LCC Class: RA1056
Dewey Class: 344
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