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Medical professional liability and health care system reform.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20579535     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Few issues elicit more emotion from physicians than medical malpractice. The very word "malpractice" implies guilt and immediately places the involved physician on the defensive. Defensive medicine adds 5% to 9% to the cost of medical care. Numerous solutions have been proposed, but special interests have blocked the implementation of these solutions in most states. Tort reform is necessary to control the escalation of medical costs.
Authors:
James T Dove; John E Brush; Richard A Chazal; William J Oetgen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  55     ISSN:  1558-3597     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-28     Completed Date:  2010-07-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2801-3     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2010 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Limited, 619 East Mason Street, Suite 4P57, Springfield, Illinois 62701, USA. jdove@prairieheart.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Defensive Medicine / economics
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration
Female
Health Care Costs*
Health Care Reform / economics*,  organization & administration
Humans
Liability, Legal / economics*
Male
Malpractice / economics*
Physician's Practice Patterns / economics
United States

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