Commentary: Malpractice reform in policy perspective

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-305

  Bovbjerg, Randall R ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation and redress; Health care costs; Liability insurance; Malpractice; Medical liability; Patient safety; Public policy; Torts

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MANAGEMENT; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447250575     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00488.x     Document Type: Review

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