No-Fault Compensation for Medical Injuries: The Prospect for Error Prevention

Article Abstract:

A no-fault compensation system for injuries arising from medical errors would be no more expensive than the current malpractice system in the US. It would focus on avoidable or preventable injuries and system failures rather than focusing on personal negligence.

Analysis, Innovations, Malpractice insurance, No-fault insurance, No fault insurance

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Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment

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The prevalence and characteristics of defensive medicine among physicians practicing in high-liability specialties during a period of substantial instability in the malpractice environment are studied. It is found that defensive medicine is highly prevalent among physicians in Pennsylvania who pay the most for liability insurance with potentially serious implications for cost, access, and both technical and interpersonal quality of care.

Management dynamics, Pennsylvania, Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Management, Evaluation, Company business management, Medical malpractice insurance, Defensive medicine

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Medical Malpractice Implications of Alternative Medicine

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Physicians may refer patients to chiropractors, acupuncturists, and massage therapists without assuming any substantial risk of liability. The number of malpractice claims brought against alternative practitioners is relatively small, and most are claims for minor injuries, nerve damage, sexual misconduct, and other injuries. Licensed practitioners are generally held to the standard of care of their profession. Physicians referring to alternative practitioners, provided they do not cooperate in the care provided, are at minimal risk for the actions of the alternative care provider. Physicians should refer to alternative practitioners who are licensed, competent, and insured, and limit such referrals to cases where conventional treatments have been exhausted.

United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Alternative medicine, Medical malpractice, Chiropractic, Massage therapists, Acupuncturists

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