Analysis of 23 364 patient-generated, physician-reviewed malpractice claims from a non-tort, blame-free, national patient insurance system: Lessons learned from Sweden

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1000, 2009, Pages 69-73

  Pukk Harenstam, K ^a   Ask, J ^b   Brommels, M ^a,c   Thor, J ^a,d   Penaloza, R V ^e   Gaffney, F A ^f  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Mutual Insurance Company of Swedish County Councils   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 63649136202     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.022897     Document Type: Article

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