TY - BOOK AU - Sloan,Frank A. AU - Chepke,Lindsey M. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Medical malpractice AV - KF2905.3 .S58 2008 U1 - 344.7304/11 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Medical personnel KW - Malpractice KW - United States KW - Liability insurance KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index; Why the crisis in medical malpractice? -- An increased threat of lawsuits and higher premiums : the consequences -- Governments' responses to medical malpractice crises--and their effects -- Ceilings on nonmonetary and total losses -- Compensating plaintiffs' attorneys -- Juries and health courts -- Patient safety and medical malpractice -- Medical malpractice insurance and insurance regulation -- Reinsurance -- No-fault for medical injuries -- Reforms : what can be done; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nird-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3338768 ER -