The new medical malpractice crisis
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Many doctors and hospitals in the US are unable to purchase malpractice insurance. They and the insurance industry blame high payouts in malpractice cases, but lawyers point to a high rate of medical errors and say they are only trying to force doctors to practice better medicine. There may be no immediate relief from this crisis as premiums rise and malpractice insurance companies leave the market. The Bush Administration proposes caps on damages, but legislation will not fix the problem quickly.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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Claims, errors, and compensation payments in medical malpractice litigation
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A random sample of 1452 closed malpractice claims from five liability insurers were reviewed to determine whether a medical injury had occurred and if so, whether it was due to medical error. The prevalence, characteristics, litigation outcomes and costs of claims that lacked evidence of error were analyzed which suggest that moves to curb frivolous litigation, if successful, would have a relatively limited effect on the caseload and cost of litigation.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2006
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Due process in investigations of research misconduct
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Greater federal oversight of scientific misconduct investigations could prevent fraudulent research from being published. Normally, the institution at which the research was done conducts the investigation. These institutions in turn rely on the researchers to regulate their own scientific conduct.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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