The medical tort system does not deter medical errors, compensates a small percentage of patients affected by negligent care, and is driving shortages in specialty care through rapidly rising insurance rates. New approaches, including an administrative system of health courts may address these issues and improve patient safety.
Medical Malpractice
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New Techniques Suggested to Reduce Medical Errors
November 1, 2000 | Program Result
In 1996 and 1998, a range of organizations co-sponsored two multidisciplinary national conferences examining the problem of errors in medicine and health care.
Funders Confer on How to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Patient Safety
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
Grantmakers In Health convened three meetings for grantmakers, researchers and other experts, to explore patient safety and potential roles for funders in reducing medical errors and enhancing patient safety.
What Happens When Physicians and Hospitals Admit Their Mistakes? Find Out in a New Paper
July 15, 2008 | Program Result
Eve Shapiro of Eve Shapiro Medical Writing prepared a report describing the experiences of seven "leading edge" medical organizations that have instituted policies and processes for disclosing medical errors.
Physicians Who Prescribe Too Many Painkillers Head Back to School to Save Licenses
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
Investigators at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center created the Center for Professional Health, which provides a program for health professionals who overprescribe painkillers or other controlled drugs.