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Medical Malpractice and Physician Liability Under a Negligence Rule [PDF]

open access: yes
A model of costly medical malpractice claims, based on Bayes Rule, is developed to examine the effects of physicians being liable for actual damage under a negligence rule. This model is consistent with empirical evidence concerning the pattern of claims.
Wright, Donald J.
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The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax: NPDB Data Continue to Show Medical Liability System Produces Rational Outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests and the Bush administration, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to this report by Public Citizen.
Lara Chausow, Seth Oldmixon
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Medical malpractice’s impacts and simulation training’s ability to diminish its effects: a systematic review

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Medical malpractice is described as an error made by medical providers towards their patients. For many years, this form of negligence has permeated healthcare and continues to leave a negative impact.
Mahmoud Ali, Branden Tejada
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The Mediating Role of Working Hours in the Effect of Surgical and Internal Medicine Residents’ Fear of Malpractice on Defensive Medical Practices

open access: yesEurasian Journal of Medicine
Background: The fear of malpractice is a significant factor influencing physicians’ decision-making processes in modern medical practice. This can cause defensive medicine, which involves behaviors such as requesting unnecessary tests and imaging ...
Kamber Kasali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alleged malpractice in orthopaedics. Analysis of a series of medmal insurance claims

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2018
Background Medical malpractice is an important topic worldwide, and orthopedics is a clinical branch that is considered to be at a high risk for claims.
M. B. Casali   +7 more
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The epidemiology of malpractice claims in primary care: a systematic review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review was to examine the epidemiology of malpractice claims in primary care. DESIGN: A computerised systematic literature search was conducted.
Fahey, Tom   +3 more
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The doctrine of civil law and the ruling concepts on the notion of medical malpractice

open access: yesPrzegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza, 2013
The objective of this paper is to present medical malpractice in cases related to civil liability. The article outlines the evolution of the perception of a physician’s civil liability, and against this background presents the concept and various ...
Michał Białkowski
doaj   +1 more source

Why Technology Provides Compelling Reasons to Apply a Daubert Analysis to the Legal Standard of Care in Medical Malpractice Cases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Traditionally, courts have applied a customary practice standard in determining the legal standard of care in medical malpractice cases. Recently, a few courts have abandoned this dated standard and instead applied a Daubert analysis to the standard of
Hines, Nichole
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Investigation of medical malpractices in the field of orthopedics and associating factors in the cases referred to the legal medicine organization of Guilan province

open access: yesJournal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences, 2021
Introduction: Medical malpractice is a type of treatment that fails to reach the standards of conventional medical treatment and as a result, the patient suffers injury.
Alireza Badsar   +4 more
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Cost and Compensation of Injuries in Medical Malpractice [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
Compensation determinations for victims of medical malpractice were studied. Results showed that for birth-related and emergency room cases of permanent injury in Florida, a claimant receiving much more than economic loss in compensation more nearly ...
Sloan, Frank A., van Wert, Stephen S.
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