01870nam a22003614a 4500 ebr10209890 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070508s2008 maua sb 001 0 eng 2007019119 101306744 DNLM 9780262195720 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262195720 (hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)191868342 n-us--- KF2905.3 .S58 2008eb 344.7304/11 22 Sloan, Frank A. Medical malpractice [electronic resource] / Frank A. Sloan and Lindsey M. Chepke. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. viii, 458 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index. Why the crisis in medical malpractice? -- An increased threat of lawsuits and higher premiums : the consequences -- Governments' responses to medical malpractice crises--and their effects -- Ceilings on nonmonetary and total losses -- Compensating plaintiffs' attorneys -- Juries and health courts -- Patient safety and medical malpractice -- Medical malpractice insurance and insurance regulation -- Reinsurance -- No-fault for medical injuries -- Reforms : what can be done. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medical personnel Malpractice United States. Liability insurance Malpractice United States. Electronic books. local Chepke, Lindsey M. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10209890 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 124001 124001