The medical tort system does not deter medical errors, compensates a small percentage of patients affected by negligent care, and is driving shortages in specialty care through rapidly rising insurance rates. New approaches, including an administrative system of health courts may address these issues and improve patient safety.
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Resolving Medical Malpractice Cases in Health Courts - An Alternative to the Current Tort System
August 15, 2010 | Program Result Report
Common Good Institute staff and researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health developed and promoted an administrative alternative, called health courts, to the current tort system for resolving medical malpractice cases.
Malpractice Reform ¿ Opportunities for Leadership by Health Care Institutions and Liability Insurers
April 15, 2010 | Journal Article
The authors examine three "disclosure and offer" models which may balance the interests of providers and patients better than the existing malpractice system.
Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Address the Problems Associated with Medical Malpractice?
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief examines how malpractice reform could affect the amount of money Americans spend on health care and insurance.
The Role of Medical Liability Reform in Federal Health Care Reform
July 2, 2009 | Commentary
This article explores three reasons why bundling both medical liability reform and health care reform may prove valuable in health care reform development.
Creating Health Courts Through Consent
July 1, 2008 | Report
This product was provided to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the grantee organization, Common Good Institute, Inc.
Damages Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The article summarizes the research on damages caps and explores the impact of these studies on policy decisions by courts and legislatures.
Improving Malpractice Prevention and Compensation Systems
September 11, 2007 | Program Result Report
Improving Malpractice Prevention and Compensation Systems was a national initiative to support promising new mechanisms to prevent negligent medical occurrences and to compensate patients injured by medical care.
Insurance Premiums Decline in States Capping Malpractice Payouts, Alabama University Study Finds
December 29, 2007 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham examined state medical malpractice reform legislation to evaluate the effects of malpractice reforms on physician malpractice insurance premiums.
Tort Law and Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The United States appears to be in a new medical malpractice “crisis” after years of relative stability. Physicians, attorneys, policy-makers and other interested parties are debating what to do about recent substantial rises in malpractice premiums ...
Number of Malpractice Suits Being Challenged in Court Increases
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Northwestern University studied the impact of the National Practitioner Data Bank on the process of resolving medical malpractice claims.