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Surviving medical malpractice madness.

Richard Haugh
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Mind-bending increases in medical malpractice insurance rates are driving physicians out of certain regions or out of medicine altogether, forcing hospitals to make tough choices such as eliminating services or cutting staff. Hospitals desperate to keep physicians are trying a number of strategies, from banding together to start their own insurance companies to reducing the amount of insurance they require their doctors to carry.

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Data CollectionFees and ChargesFraudHospital CostsHospital-Physician RelationsInsurance, LiabilityMedical Staff, HospitalRisk ManagementUnited StatesJournal Article

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Richard Haugh. 2003. Surviving medical malpractice madness.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12789892/

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