LEADER 04274nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910454058903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-95908-1 010 $a9786611959081 010 $a0-226-03650-2 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226036502 035 $a(CKB)1000000000579575 035 $a(EBL)408558 035 $a(OCoLC)436148351 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000200528 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11184116 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200528 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10220765 035 $a(PQKB)10154575 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408558 035 $a(DE-B1597)523658 035 $a(OCoLC)781254785 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226036502 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408558 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10266017 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL195908 035 $a(OCoLC)646784302 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000579575 100 $a20050513d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe medical malpractice myth$b[electronic resource] /$fTom Baker 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-03648-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-202) and index. 327 $aThe medical malpractice myth -- An epidemic of medical malpractice, not malpractice lawsuits -- An insurance crisis, not a tort crisis -- The malpractice insurance companies' secret -- Why we need medical malpractice lawsuits -- The goods on defensive medicine -- Dr. Bill may be gone, but Dr. Jane is here to see you -- Evidence-based medical liability reform. 330 $aAmerican health care is in crisis because of exploding medical malpractice litigation. Insurance premiums for doctors and malpractice lawsuits are skyrocketing, rendering doctors both afraid and unable to afford to continue to practice medicine. Undeserving victims sue at the drop of a hat, egged on by greedy lawyers, and receive eye-popping awards that insurance companies, hospitals, and doctors themselves struggle to pay. The plaintiffs and lawyers always win; doctors, and the nonlitigious, always lose; and affordable health care is the real victim. This, according to Tom Baker, is the myth of medical malpractice, and as a reality check he offers The Medical Malpractice Myth, a stunning dismantling of this familiar, but inaccurate, picture of the health care industry. Are there too many medical malpractice suits? No, according to Baker; there is actually a great deal more medical malpractice, with only a fraction of the cases ever seeing the inside of a courtroom. Is too much litigation to blame for the malpractice insurance crisis? No, for that we can look to financial trends and competitive behavior in the insurance industry. Are these lawsuits frivolous? Very rarely. Point by point, Baker-a leading authority on insurance and law-pulls together the research that demolishes the myths that have taken hold about medical malpractice and suggests a series of legal reforms that would help doctors manage malpractice insurance while also improving patient safety and medical accountability. President Bush has made medical malpractice reform a priority in his last term in office, but if history is any indication, legislative reform would only worsen the situation and perpetuate the gross misunderstanding of it. The debate surely will be transformed by The Medical Malpractice Myth, a book aimed squarely at general readers but with radical conclusions that speak to the highest level of domestic policymaking. 606 $aPhysicians$xMalpractice$zUnited States 606 $aActions and defenses$zUnited States 606 $aPhysicians' malpractice insurance$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPhysicians$xMalpractice 615 0$aActions and defenses 615 0$aPhysicians' malpractice insurance 676 $a346.7303/3 700 $aBaker$b Tom$f1959-$0919330 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454058903321 996 $aThe medical malpractice myth$92061861 997 $aUNINA