,Do Policies That Target Physicians Who Make Medical Malpractice Payments Reduce Negligent Injuries?

Do Policies That Target Physicians Who Make Medical Malpractice Payments Reduce Negligent Injuries?


 

Publication Date: January 2007

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Author(s): Steven Garber; John L. Adams

Research Area: Health

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Abstract:

This fact sheet describes a study that found that policies targeting physicians' medical malpractice payment histories as a way to deter medical malpractice are ineffective, mainly because paying physicians are not the negligent ones.