Medical Malpractice An Overview

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accidents--Prevention.

Accidents.

Antitrust law.

Consumers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

Summary:

Addresses issues surrounding the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance and its potential impact on the availability of health care providers and services. Provides background on medical malpractice insurance, examines its impact on consumers and providers, analyzes causes of the problem, and reviews legislative approaches to address the problem, including tort reform, patient safety and error reporting, administrative approach and research, tax credit, and antitrust prohibition proposals

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

Vendor supplied data

Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Medical Malpractice

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-DSP-0405

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license