| Complaints, grievances, and claims against physicians: does tort reform make a difference? | |
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PMID: 20677244 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study reviews data available from a mediation committee (MC) for a county medical society, the Texas Medical Board (TMB), and the Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) during the decade of Texas tort reform. It explores why some patients file formal complaints and grievances against their physicians. It also compares data from the TMB and TMLT to investigate how tort reform might influence their activities. Results show the majority of complaints or grievances mediated by the MC start with communication problems followed by allegations of inappropriate treatment, fees, medical records, and delays in diagnoses. Analysis of available data also suggests changes in liability rules may reduce liability claims while having little or no impact on mediated case trends or their triggers at least to one county medical society. |
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Authors:
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Archie A Alexander |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management Volume: 30 ISSN: 1074-4797 ISO Abbreviation: J Healthc Risk Manag Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-02 Completed Date: 2010-09-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9305245 Medline TA: J Healthc Risk Manag Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 32-42 Citation Subset: H |
Affiliation:
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Health Law, Policy & Bioethics Consulting, Austin, Texas, USA. |
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Humans Liability, Legal* Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence Negotiating* Patient Satisfaction* Physicians / legislation & jurisprudence* Retrospective Studies Texas |
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