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Medical Malpractice: A Comprehensive Analysis
By Vasanthakumar N. Bhat
290 pages
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- Auburn House
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- Westport, CT
- Publication year:
- 2001
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Synopsis
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 malpractice system inheres in too many lawsuits while the lawyers argue that the current level of litigation is too low. Multivariate statistical methods are used in this much-needed effort to investigate ...
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 malpractice system inheres in too many lawsuits while the lawyers argue that the current level of litigation is too low. Multivariate statistical methods are used in this much-needed effort to investigate the effects of medical malpractice on various aspects of health care.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- 1 - Opening Statement 1
- 2 - Malpractice Claims 31
- 3 - Severity of Medical Malpractice Claims 73
- 4 - Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums 95
- 5 - Dental Malpractice 113
- Notes 136
- 6 - Politics of Malpractice 139
- 7 - Medical Malpractice and the Supply of Physicians 155
- 8 - Malpractice and Defensive Medicine 177
- 9 - Malpractice and Health Care Costs 203
- 10 - Closing Statement 221
- Appendix I - Statistical Methods 249
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- 1 - Opening Statement 1
- 2 - Malpractice Claims 31
- 3 - Severity of Medical Malpractice Claims 73
- 4 - Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums 95
- 5 - Dental Malpractice 113
- Notes 136
- 6 - Politics of Malpractice 139
- 7 - Medical Malpractice and the Supply of Physicians 155
- 8 - Malpractice and Defensive Medicine 177
- 9 - Malpractice and Health Care Costs 203
- 10 - Closing Statement 221
- Appendix I - Statistical Methods 249
- Appendix II 253
- Selected Bibliography 263
- Author Index 267
- Subject Index 273
- About the Author 277