title: We have strict statutes and most biting laws--reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Gordon D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Schiff
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Healthcare Safety and Quality, Boston, Massachusetts4Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston.
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biondolillo
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*