Medical malpractice : a comprehensive analysis / / Vasanthakumar N. Bhat

• Autore: Bhat Vasanthakumar N
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.73/0411
• Soggetto topico: Physicians - Malpractice; Physicians' malpractice insurance
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- TABLES -- APPENDIX II -- FIGURES -- Preface -- 1 Opening Statement -- INTRODUCTION -- THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- International Comparison -- State Heath Indicators -- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEBATE -- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE GOALS -- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE MODEL -- RESPONSES TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE -- Changes in Provider Behavior -- Tort Reforms -- Reforms That Reduce Access to Courts -- Reforms That Reduce Malpractice Awards -- Approaches to Malpractice Compensation -- Administrative Fault-Based Approaches -- STATEWIDE TORT REFORMS -- DATA SOURCES -- NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 2 Malpractice Claims -- INTRODUCTION -- MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS TREND -- Variations among Specialties -- Variations by Physician Characteristics -- IMPACT OF TORT REFORMS -- Univariate Analysis -- Multivariate Analysis -- ANALYSIS BY REASONS -- ANALYSIS BY PAYMENTS PER PHYSICIANS -- Multivariate Analysis of Payments per Physician -- Analysis of Results -- THE DISPOSITION OF MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS -- PHYSICIAN DISCIPLINE -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 3 Severity of Medical Malpractice Claims -- INTRODUCTION -- SEVERITY BY MALPRACTICE REASON -- DISTRIBUTION OF SEVERITY -- MEAN SEVERITY BY STATES -- IMPACT OF TORT REFORMS -- PAYMENT DELAYS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 4 Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums -- INTRODUCTION -- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PREMIUMS -- Physician Premiums -- Impact of Tort Reforms -- Hospital Malpractice Premiums -- Impact of Tort Reforms -- COMBINED RATIOS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 5 Dental Malpractice -- INTRODUCTION -- DENTAL EXPENDITURE -- DENTAL PAYMENT RATES -- Impact of Tort Reforms -- DENTAL MALPRACTICE PAYMENTS -- ANALYSIS OF SETTLEMENTS -- DENTAL DISCIPLINE -- IMPACT OF STATE DENTAL BOARD LICENSING POLICIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES. ; 6 Politics of Malpractice -- INTRODUCTION -- REFORMS OF THE SEVENTIES -- Background -- Tort Reforms -- Patterns of Reforms -- Influence of Socioeconomic Factors -- Similarities in Reforms -- Role of Courts -- REFORMS OF THE 1980s -- TORT REFORMS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 7 Medical Malpractice and the Supply of Physicians -- INTRODUCTION -- SUPPLY OF PHYSICIANS -- SUPPLY OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS -- BIRTHS ATTENDED BY MIDWIVES -- IMPACT OF MALPRACTICE ON PRACTICE PATTERNS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 8 Malpractice and Defensive Medicine -- INTRODUCTION -- MAGNITUDE OF DEFENSIVE MEDICINE -- Historical and International Trends -- The Review of Literature -- Mathematical Model -- Univariate Analysis -- Multivariate Analysis -- IMPACT OF TORT REFORMS ON DEFICIENT CARE -- APPROPRIATENESS OF CARE -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 9 Malpractice and Health Care Costs -- INTRODUCTION -- HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AND THEIR DETERMINANTS -- DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH EXPENDITURES -- IMPACT OF PHYSICIANS' INCOMES ON HEALTH CARE COSTS -- UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS FOR CHARGES FOR PROCEDURES -- ANALYSIS OF GROWTH IN PER CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 10 Closing Statement -- INTRODUCTION -- NATURE AND EXTENT OF MEDICAL ERRORS -- COSTS OF MEDICAL ERRORS -- CLAIMS -- DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS -- QUALITY OF THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- UNINSURED PERSONS -- TORT REFORM -- THE NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK -- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PREMIUMS -- DENTAL MALPRACTICE -- POLITICS OF MALPRACTICE -- SUPPLY OF PHYSICIANS -- DEFENSIVE MEDICINE -- HEALTH CARE COSTS -- TO SUMMARIZE -- NOTES -- Appendix I: Statistical Methods -- UNIVARIATE METHODS -- MULTIVARIATE METHODS -- Appendix II -- APPENDIX II -- Selected Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Author.
• Titolo autorizzato: Medical malpractice
• ISBN: 979-84-00-68434-0; 0-313-00398-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813714703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II