Long-term solution to malpractice crises: reduce harm to patients.
Physician executives need to lead the charge and actually reduce harm to patients. Simply capping malpractice awards or changing the rules of litigation is not enough.
Schoenbaum
Stephen C
SC
The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY, USA. SCS@cmwf.org
Segel
Kenneth
K
D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States