Sloan, Frank A.
Medical malpractice [electronic resource] / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. - viii, 458 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index.
Why the crisis 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DNLM
Medical personnel--Malpractice--United States.
Liability insurance--Malpractice--United States.
Electronic books.
KF2905.3 / .S58 2008eb
344.7304/11
Medical malpractice [electronic resource] / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. - viii, 458 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index.
Why the crisis 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DNLM
Medical personnel--Malpractice--United States.
Liability insurance--Malpractice--United States.
Electronic books.
KF2905.3 / .S58 2008eb
344.7304/11