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Published: August 24, 2007
In this podcast, Michelle Mello of the Harvard School of Public Health discusses health courts as an alternative to the current tort system for medical malpractice issues.
Health Courts: An Alternative for Resolving Medical Liability Claims
Publication date:
September 21, 2006
Summary:
New RWJF-funded research describes a model for an alternative administrative compensation system and explains its advantages over the tort system
Health Courts Offer a New Approach
Publication date:
December 29, 2006
Summary:
The many drawbacks of the medical tort system are stimulating interest in health courts as a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to the current medical malpractice claims system
Understanding Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Primer
By:
Mello MM
Publication date:
January 2006
Summary:
As the policy debate over the medical malpractice insurance crisis continues, dueling claims about its causes and suggestions for policy solutions have highlighted the need for a better understanding of how medical malpractice insurance works, why premiums change and...
"Health Courts" and Accountability for Patient Safety
By:
Mello MM, Studdert DM, Kachalia AB and Brennan TA
Publication date:
September 2006
Summary:
The authors compare various designs for health court systems and endorse a smaller scale demonstration project.
Health Courts: An Alternative for Resolving Medical Liability Claims: Research Highlight
By:
Necochea L
Publication date:
Oct 30, 2006
Summary:
The shortcomings of the medical tort system are widely acknowledged and have prompted substantial interest in medical liability reform. This Research Highlight covers an article describing a model for an alternative administrative compensation system featuring...
Reforming Medical Justice Blog Series
By:
Barrand N, Barringer P, Ingram J, Mello M and Studdert D
Publication date:
May 2007
Summary:
The blog of the Pioneer Portfolio, Pioneering Ideas, hosts three discussions of the need for, and value of, system change in the medical justice arena. RWJF Senior Program Officer and Pioneer team member Nancy Barrand and Senior Counsel Jim...