Could no-fault compensation for medical errors improve care and reduce costs?

被引:5
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作者
Howard, Anthony [1 ]
McWilliams, Tony [2 ]
Hannant, Gary [3 ]
Saghir, Noman [4 ]
Giannoudis, Peter [5 ]
Scott, Julian [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Med, Leeds Inst Rheumat & Musculoskeletal Med, Trauma & Orthopaed, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
[2] Barnsley Hosp NHS Fdn Trust, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Barnsley, England
[3] Mid Cheshire NHS Fdn Trust, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Crewe, England
[4] Mid Yorkshire Hosp NHS Trust, Dept Plast Surg, Wakefield, England
[5] Univ Leeds, Sch Med, Leeds Inst Rheumat & Musculoskeletal Med, Orthopaed Surg, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
[6] Leeds Gen Infirm, Leeds Vasc Inst, Vasc Surg, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
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10.12968/hmed.2019.80.7.387
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The costs of litigation are large and increasing, to a level that places a drain on precious health-care resources and affects the way medicine is practised. This article examines whether a change to a no-fault legal system would lead to reduced costs and improved patient care.
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页码:387 / 390
页数:4
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