Torts, expertise, and authority: Liability of physicians and managed care organizations

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 494-519

  Arlen, Jennifer ^a   MacLeod, W Bentley ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IZA ^*

^c IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTRACT SERVICES; COST CONTROL; COST SHARING; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 32244440213     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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