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State tests 'disclose, apologize and offer' approach to malpractice reform
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Baystate Health are among three major health systems that are testing a "disclosure, apology and offer" process, making legal
Malpractice premiums relatively stable--for now
Most U.S. physicians--67 percent--paid the same amount for malpractice insurance in 2010 as they did in 2009, according to the annual Medical Liability Monitor survey. While the American Medical
Defensive medicine epidemic costs billions in dollars, untold expense to physician-patient relationship
Physicians are nearly unanimous in their opinions that the practice of defensive medicine not only runs rampant throughout all specialties, but that tort reform is needed to decrease malpractice
Government puts up $75 million toward fixing malpractice system
On June 11, The Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced it awarded $25 million to states and health systems for demonstration projects attempting
