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Evolutionary game theory and simulations based on doctor and patient medical malpractice.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Doctors and patients are the two critical players in medical malpractice. The evolutionary game model of doctors and patients is constructed based on information asymmetry and bounded rationality.
Lin Song, Zhenlei Yu, Qiang He
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Malpractice Pressure and Liability Reforms on Physicians’ Perceptions of Medical Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Considerable evidence suggests that the medical malpractice liability system neither provides compensation to patients who suffer negligent medical injury nor seeks to penalize physicians whose negligence causes patient injury.
Kessler, Daniel P., McClellan, Mark B.
core   +1 more source

Administrative Performance of “No-Fault” Compensation for Medical Injury [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
No-fault is the leading alternative to traditional liability systems for resolving medically caused injuries, and policy interest in such reform reflects numerous concerns with the traditional tort system as it operates in the medical field through ...
Bovbjerg, Randall R.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Incidence, contributing factors, and predictors of diagnostic errors in medical inpatients: A retrospective cohort study

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Diagnostic error is a major patient safety concern in hospitals, yet most studies have focused on selected high‐risk subgroups, leaving the broader general internal medicine inpatient population understudied. Objectives To determine the incidence, contributing factors, resulting harm, and predictors of diagnostic error in medical ...
Caterina E. Marx   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defensive Medicine: A Case and Review of Its Status and Possible Solutions

open access: yesClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019
Malpractice liability systems exist, in part, to provide compensation for medical malpractice, corrective justice for those injured by it, and to incentivize quality care by punishing substandard care.
Eric D. Katz
doaj   +1 more source

Does the medical accident prevention and dispute resolution act respond to physicians’ fear? Examining the nature of fear of medical malpractice disputes among hospital-employed physicians in Taiwan

open access: yesTungs’ Medical Journal, 2023
Background: Although medical malpractice and the problems associated with it remain an important concern in the medical community, only a few studies have investigated the nature of the fear of medical malpractice disputes of physicians.
Yi-Lun Tsai
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Malpractice Overseas: The Legal Uncertainty Surrounding Medical Tourism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Mirrer-Singer explores some of the legal uncertainty surrounding medical tourism specifically in ways medical tourists can seek relief in US courts for malpractice committed abroad and explains why courts probably lack jurisdiction over foreign ...
Mirrer-Singer, Philip
core   +1 more source

Juries and Justice: Are Malpractice and Other Personal Injuries Created Equal? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
A study analyzed the civil jury system and the difference in personal injury awards between automobile and deep-pocket defendants, especially in medical malpractice cases.
Bovbjerg, Randall R.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

A Study to Investigate Ghanaian Radiography Students' Proficiency, Experiences, Confidence, and Knowledge Concerning Communication With Hearing‐Impaired Patients

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
This study investigated undergraduate Ghanaian radiography students' proficiency, experiences, confidence, and knowledge with regard to communicating with hearing‐impaired patients. It was found that although most students had some knowledge about effective communication strategies to be used with hearing‐impaired patients, their confidence levels were
Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating the Gestalt Model of Self With Psychedelic‐Assisted Psychotherapy

open access: yesThe Journal of Humanistic Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This theoretical integration paper employs a conceptual analysis methodology to synthesize the Gestalt model of self‐as‐process with Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP). Unlike traditional psychedelic therapy models that defer therapeutic engagement to postsession integration, PSIP emphasizes an active, directive therapeutic
Travis R. Fox
wiley   +1 more source

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