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Physician malpractice claims are part of the reason for the increased level of health care costs in the United States, according to authors Susan A. Chesteen, Ph.D., Fikry S. Gahin, Ph.D., and Joan M. Lally, Ph.D., of the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business. They present the results of a survey conducted on the residents of Utah on malpractice and discuss the implications for health care providers.
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David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
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