Maternity Care and Liability: Least Promising Policy Strategies for Improvement

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Sakala, Carol ^a   Yang, Y Tony ^b   Corry, Maureen P ^a  

^a Childbirth Connection New York   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LAWYER; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREGNANCY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ACCREDITATION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RISK MANAGEMENT;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84872243101     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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