Medical Liability Reform Crisis 2008
- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- Vol. 467 (2) , 392-401
Abstract
Persons injured from medical negligence nor encourages addressing system errors to improve patient safety. The author reviews trends across the nation and reports on the efforts of an organization called “Doctors for Medical Liability Reform” to educate the public and lawmakers on the need for solutions to the chaotic process of adjudicating medical malpractice claims in the United States....Keywords
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