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Medical Malpractice

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ISBN-10: 0262195720

ISBN-13: 9780262195720

Edition: 2007

Authors: Frank A. Sloan, Lindsey M. Chepke

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Most experts would agree that the current medical malpractice system in the United States does not work effectively either to compensate victims fairly or prevent injuries caused by medical errors. Policy responses to a series of medical malpractice crises have not resulted in effective reform and have not altered the fundamental incentives of the stakeholders. In Medical Malpractice, economist Frank Sloan and lawyer Lindsey Chepke examine the U.S. medical malpractice process from legal, medical, economic, and insurance perspectives, analyze past efforts at reform, and offer realistic, achievable policy recommendations. They review the considerable empirical evidence in a balanced fashion…    
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Book details

List price: $9.75
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 1/11/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English

Frank Sloan is J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Economics at Duke University. A leader in the field of health economics for more than thirty years, he is coauthor of The Price of Smoking (2004) and Medical Malpractice (2008) and coeditor of Incentives and Choices in Health Care (2008), all published by the MIT Press.

Preface
Introduction
Why the Crises in Medical Malpractice?
An Increased Threat of Lawsuits and Higher Premiums: The Consequences
Governments' Responses to Medical Malpractice Crises-and Their Effects
Ceilings on Nonmonetary and Total Losses
Compensating Plaintiffs' Attorneys
Juries and Health Courts
Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice Insurance and Insurance Regulation
Reinsurance
No-Fault for Medical Injuries
Reforms: What Can Be Done
Notes
References
Index