Liability insurance: can hospitals afford a roll of the dice?
The rise in hospital malpractice claims has greatly affected hospital liability insurance. Increasing premium costs and the shrinking availability of coverage have been some of the effects hospitals have felt. The two most promising approaches for dealing with this problem are increased risk management and changes in tort law. These solutions allow insurance companies to calculate the risk, leading to greater predictability.
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005544:Forecasting; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics*; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012308:Risk Management