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Medical Malpractice Program Round 1 |
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| # |
Grantee
Institution |
Principal
Investigator |
Amount
Awarded |
Purposes
of the Grant |
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| 1 |
American Registry of Pathology |
Maj. Frank T. Flannery, M.D., J.D. |
$192,094 |
Prospective study of risk management and practice
protocols in hospital emergency departments. |
| 2 |
Amherst College |
James W. Hughes, Ph.D. |
95,579 |
Evaluation of the effect of
malpractice reform lawsof the 1970s on the number, size, and disposition of claims. |
| 3 |
University of California,
San Francisco |
Harold S. Luft, Ph.D. |
166,529 |
Study of the potential use of
risk-adjusted liability insurance premiums for hospitals. |
| 4 |
Harvard University,
School of Public Health |
Howard H. Hiatt, M.D. |
275,937 |
Study of the incidence of iatrogenic
injuries, economic losses, and relationship to malpractice litigation. (Principal funder
was the State of New York.) |
| 5 |
Indiana University Foundation |
Eleanor D. Kenney, J.D., M.P.H. |
260,094 |
Evaluation of Indiana’s malpractice tort and
insurance reforms of 1975. |
| 6 |
Institute for Medical Risk Studies |
Don Harper Mills, M.D., J.D. |
231,060 |
Study of the feasibility and effectiveness of
"early warning" systems for malpractice claims. |
| 7 |
Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and
Public Health |
Laura Morlock, Ph.D. |
285,131 |
Evaluation of Maryland’s 1986 law mandating
reporting to a central database of physician disciplinary and tort actions. |
| 8 |
Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and
Public Health |
Stephen Teret, J.D. |
207,702 |
Study of early risk factors for malpractice
involvement of 1948–1964 medical graduates from Johns Hopkins Medical School. |
| 9 |
University of Minnesota |
Edward Ciriacy, M.D.,
and Doris Booker, M.D. |
296,027 |
Study of high-risk pregnancies and development of
medical-error risk-reduction education for physicians. |
| 10 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Patricia Danzon, Ph.D. |
224,650 |
Study of the economic impact of potential changes in
systems of malpractice compensation on physicians and consumers. |
| 11 |
Private Adjudication Center of
Duke University |
Neil Vidmar, Ph.D., and Thomas Metzloff, J.D. |
284,421 |
Develop pilot study of alternative dispute
resolution (ADR) procedures in malpractice disputes. |
| 12 |
Stanford University |
John P. Bunker, M.D. |
200,865 |
Study of the impact of anesthesiology practice
standards on medical outcomes and malpractice claim risk. |
| 13 |
University of Texas,
Health Science Center |
Laurence R. Tancredi, J.D., M.D. |
300,000 |
Study of the feasibility of using a list of
"accelerated compensable events" as part of a no-fault insurance
approach. |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt University, Institute for Public Policy
Studies |
Frank Sloan, Ph.D. |
225,659 |
Study of the feasibility of using "damage
scheduling" and experience-rated premiums in
malpractice insurance. |
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Medical
Malpractice Program Round 2 |
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| # |
Grantee
Institution |
Principal
Investigator |
Amount
Awarded |
Purposes of
the Grant |
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| 15 |
University of Chicago,
Department of Surgery |
Thomas Joseph Krizek, M.D. |
$290,470 |
Study of factors that influence patient
malpractice-claiming behavior. |
| 16 |
Maryland Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene |
Mary G. Mussman, M.D., M.P.H. |
87,498 |
Study of the relative risk of malpractice
claims in low-income versus other populations. |
| 17 |
Oregon Foundation for Medical Excellence |
Dennis J. Mazur, M.D. |
293,072 |
Development of a predictive tool to help identify
physicians at high risk of malpractice claims or disciplinary actions. |
| 18 |
Vanderbilt University, Institute for Public Policy
Studies |
Frank A. Sloan, Ph.D. |
299,393 |
Study of malpractice-claiming behavior and economic
outcomes of claims. |
| 19 |
University of Washington,
Department of Family Medicine |
Roger A. Rosenblatt, M.D., M.P.H. |
295,093 |
Study of the impact of malpractice systems on
access to obstetrical care for poor and rural mothers. |
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Ad Hoc Grants
on Medical Malpractice |
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| # |
Grantee Institution |
Principal Investigator |
Amount
Awarded |
Purposes of the Grant |
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| 20 |
RAND |
John E. Rolph, Ph.D. |
$199,997 |
Study of using malpractice claims data as a medical
care quality-improvement tool. |
| 21 |
American Law Institute |
Paul C. Weiler, J.D. |
367,172 |
Feasibility study of enterprise responsibility for
medical injuries, size and disposition of claims. |
| 22 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Patricia Danzon, Ph.D. |
49,993 |
Study of the Swedish system of no-fault medical error
compensation. |