Medical malpractice / / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke
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| Autore: |
Sloan Frank A
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| Titolo: |
Medical malpractice / / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (469 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 344.7304/11 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical personnel - Malpractice - United States |
| Liability insurance - United States - Malpractice | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | ECONOMICS/Health Economics |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Public Policy & Law | |
| Altri autori: |
ChepkeLindsey M
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Economist Frank Sloan and lawyer Lindsey Chepke examine the U.S. medical malpractice process from legal, medical, economic & insurance perspectives, analyse past efforts at reform, & offer policy recommendations. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Medical malpractice |
| ISBN: | 0-262-26117-0 |
| 1-282-09936-1 | |
| 9786612099366 | |
| 0-262-28380-8 | |
| 1-4356-2801-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778334303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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