Patient compensation without litigation: A promising development

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-267

  Localio, A Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST; ECONOMICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

EID: 77956401691     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-4-201008170-00010     Document Type: Editorial

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