Long-term solution to malpractice crises: reduce harm to patients.

Physician Exec

The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY, USA.

Published: May 2006

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.

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