Malpractice reform - opportunities for leadership by health care institutions and liability insurers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1353-1356

  Mello, Michelle M ^a   Gallagher, Thomas H ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; LEADERSHIP; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950975755     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1001603     Document Type: Review

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