Medical Malpractice: Reform for Today's Patients and Clinicians

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-25

  Stamm, Jason A ^a   Korzick, Karen A ^a   Beech, Kristen ^b   Wood, Kenneth E ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountable care organization; Collective accountability; Communication and resolution program; Enterprise liability; Malpractice

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ECONOMICS; LEGAL LIABILITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951784617     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.026     Document Type: Review

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