1. Making patient safety the centerpiece of medical liability reform
- Author
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham and Obama, Barack
- Subjects
Health care industry ,Government regulation ,Health care industry -- Safety and security measures ,Health insurance industry -- Safety and security measures ,Health insurance industry -- Laws, regulations and rules - Abstract
The medical liability climate and patient safety can be improved by reducing the rates of preventable patient injuries, promoting open communication between physicians and patients, ensuring patients access to fair compensation for legitimate medical injuries and reducing liability insurance premiums for health care providers. The main provisions of the National medical Error Disclosure and Compensation (MEDiC) Bill (S 1784), which is introduced to overcome the impasse in the debate on medical liability, are described.
- Published
- 2006