Resources for Malpractice Insurance and the Health Workforce
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Evaluation of Options for Medical Malpractice System Reform
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Gathers theories and evidence related to medical malpractice reform. Analyzes eight reforms used by many states and six less tested reforms and their impact on malpractice claims, physician supply, quality of care, and more.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Author: Mello MM, Kachalia A
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Malpractice Reform — Opportunities for Leadership by Health Care Institutions and Liability Insurers
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Offers a perspective on malpractice reform. Supports linking compensation to improvements in patient safety and a disclosure-and-offer approach.
Author: Mello MM, Gallagher TH
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 362(15), 1353-56
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Policy
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Medical Liability Reform & Patient Safety Initiative
Web site
Additional Link: Progress Report
Provides updates on the medical liability reform demonstration projects funded by the Affordable Care Act for 2010-13. Includes background materials, descriptions of the demonstration projects, and a progress report.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Practice Location Choice by New Physicians: The Importance of Malpractice Premiums, Damage Caps, and Health Professional Shortage Area Designation
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Link: Abstract
Examines influences on where new physicians decide to practice. Addresses student debt load, malpractice insurance premiums, and underserved areas. Includes primary care physicians, surgeons, and obstetrics/gynecologists in the study.
Author: Chou CF, Lo Sasso AT
Location: Health Service Research, 44(4), 1271-89
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, New York, Physicians, Shortage Designations, Student Debt Load
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PubMed Search: Malpractice Insurance
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article
citations on the topic of malpractice insurance as it relates to the health workforce.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National
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Understanding Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Primer
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Overview of medical malpractice insurance. Describes how malpractice insurance works, how much is spent on it, and its impact on health care.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Mello MM
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National
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Additional Resources
2010 Issue Brief: Medical Malpractice Reform
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Addresses the high cost of medical malpractice insurance, contributing factors, and its impact on medical practice. Summarizes the American Medical Group Association's views on what Congress should do to address these issues.
Organization: American Medical Group Association
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy
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2011 Physician Survey: Attitudes on Health Reform and the Future of Medical Practice
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Reports on a nationally representative survey of physicians regarding their attitudes toward health reform and how it may impact future medical practice. Addresses demand for services, income, non-physician primary care providers, models of care, tort reform, and more.
Organization: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2012 ACOG Survey on Professional Liability Results
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Reports on a survey of obstetricians and gynecologists regarding the professional liability environment. Addresses changes in practice due to the affordability or availability of professional liability insurance. Includes a national summary, information for eleven geographic regions, and separate data for Florida.
Organization: American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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2012 MMS Physician Workforce Study
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Provides current and trend data on physician shortages in Massachusetts by specialty. Addresses recruitment and retention issues. Examines physician satisfaction, career plans, hours worked, salary expectations, and opinions regarding health reforms and professional liability.
Organization: Massachusetts Medical Society
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, Massachusetts, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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American Academy of Pediatrics: Periodic Survey List of Surveys and Summary of Findings
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Lists surveys of board certified pediatricians conducted 1987-present. Covers topics such as patient counseling, language services, health information technology use, office hours, malpractice experiences, practice characteristics and more. Summarizes trends in work hours and demographics.
Organization: American Academy of Pediatrics
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, General Pediatricians, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Arizona Physician Trends: Reasons for Leaving Arizona
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Reports results from a survey of physicians on reasons for leaving the state of Arizona. Includes data on demographics, specialty, workload, state of relocation, and reasons for relocating. Addresses compensation, cost of malpractice insurance, employment opportunities and more. Includes survey instrument in appendix 2.
Organizations: Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, Center for Health Information & Research
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Compensation, Diversity, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Arkansas Health Care Workforce: A Guide for Policy Action
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Additional Link: Appendices
Examines current and future primary and specialty workforce needs in Arkansas by county, including rural drive times. Addresses options for extending primary care capacity through advanced practice nurses and physician assistants based on a literature review and other states' efforts. Analyzes payer mix by county and how expanded insurance coverage may affect provider access. Appendices provide focus group and survey results, methodology discussions, and survey instruments.
Organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Availability of Physician Services in Florida, Revisited: The Effect of the Professional Liability Insurance Market on Access to Health Care
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Reports results of a 2004 survey rural and urban/suburban physicians in Florida regarding health service delivery, with information on professional liability insurance and its potential impact on service delivery.
Author: Brooks RG, Menachemi N, Clawson A, Beitsch L
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 165(18):2136-41
Date: 10/2005
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians
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The Battle for Tort Reform: The Maryland Experience
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Describes the effect of rising malpractice premiums in Maryland, the efforts to instigate tort reform, and lessons learned.
Author: Maizel SE
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 14-8
Date: 4/2005
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, Maryland, Physicians
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CMSS Response to the Future of Nursing Report
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Addresses the scope of practice recommendations in the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report. Discusses the shortage of registered nurses, a need to standardize minimum supervised clinical experience for independent advanced practice nurse (APN) practice, liability insurance issues, and geographic distribution of nurse practitioners.
Organization: Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, Malpractice Insurance, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Compendium of Testimony & Related Information: Investigation and Study of the Costs of Medical Malpractice Insurance for Health Care Providers
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Examines the cost of malpractice insurance for health care providers. Addresses the impact on physician retention. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: Massachusetts Division of Insurance
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, Massachusetts, Physicians, Policy, Recruitment and Retention
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Connecticut 2009 Primary Care Survey: Physician Satisfaction, Physician Supply and Patient Access to Medical Care
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports on a survey of primary care physicians in Connecticut. Covers career satisfaction by primary care specialty for a number of factors, including malpractice environment, and access to care.
Organization: Connecticut State Medical Society
Author: Aseltine RH Jr, Katz MC, Geragosian AH
Location: Connecticut Medicine, 74(5), 281-91
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Connecticut Physician Workforce Survey 2008: Final Report on Physician Perceptions and Potential Impact on Access to Medical Care
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Additional Links: Figures, Tables
Reports on a survey of physicians in Connecticut. Covers physician career plans, recruitment and retention, the professional liability environment, health care access, practice characteristics, and demographics. Figures and Tables include demographics and specialty-specific data.
Organization: Connecticut State Medical Society
Author: Aseltine RH, Katz MC, Geragosian AH
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Family Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention
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Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts: An Analysis of Options
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Additional Link: Research Highlights
Models policy options to determine how much they might reduce health care costs in Massachusetts. Examines bundled payments, adoption of health information technology, expanding NP and PA scope of practice, medical homes, pay-for-performance, non-economics damage caps, and more.
Organizations: Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services, Rand Corporation
Author: Eibner CE, Hussey PS, Ridgely MS, McGlynn EA
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Malpractice Insurance, Massachusetts, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Scope of Practice
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – April 10-11, 2003
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes presentations on the impact of malpractice insurance on physician practice, residency duty hours restrictions, and the indirect medical education adjustment for graduate medical education. Discusses physician forecasting and report recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 4/2003
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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A Crisis in the ED: Liability Protection Needed STAT
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Addresses how the availability of trauma surgeons and emergency medicine physicians is threatened by the current liability environment. Includes a section highlighting the impact of the medical liability crisis on physician migration, recruitment difficulties, and trauma center closures.
Author: Bailey PV
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 97(3), 19-22
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy, Recruitment and Retention
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The Disappearing Doctor
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Link: Abstract
Highlights the effect of medical malpractice insurance rates on physician retention. Overviews what particular states and hospitals are doing to deal with this problem.
Author: Shinkman R
Location: Trustee, 58(6):6-10, 1
Date: 6/2005
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Effect of Fear of Litigation on Obstetric Care: A Nationwide Analysis on Obstetric Practice
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of malpractice premiums on obstetric practice.
Author: Zwecker P, Azoulay L, Abenhaim HA
Location: American Journal of Perinatology, 28(4),277-84
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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The Effect of Medical Liability Insurance Crisis on Physician Supply and Access to Medical Care in Georgia
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Reports on a survey of physicians in Georgia to determine the effects medical liability insurance on health care access and physician practice behaviors.
Organization: Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date: 1/2003
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Tagged keywords: Georgia, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians
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The Effects of Medical Liability on Obstetric Care Supply in Michigan
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Examines the impact of malpractice concerns on obstetric providers' practice decisions. Includes family physicians, nurse-midwives, and obstetrician-gynecologists.
Author: Xu X, Siefert KA, Jacobson PD, Lori JR, Ransom SB
Location: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198(2), 205.e1-9
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Malpractice Insurance, Michigan, Midwives, Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Florida Department of Health: Physician Workforce Annual Report 2012
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Reports on a survey of physicians in Florida. Addresses demographics, specialty supply, distribution, retirements, emergency room coverage, baby deliveries, and plans to move out of state. Includes sections on radiology and OB-GYNs. Provides policy recommendations in Appendix A.
Organization: Florida Department of Health
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Policy, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Florida Office of Insurance Regulation 2009 Annual Report
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Reviews medical malpractice information for Florida. Includes medical malpractice insurance loss ratios for each state. Concludes that Florida's 2003 law has resulted in a decrease in medical malpractice insurance premiums.
Organization: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians, Policy
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Hanging in the Balance: Health, Dogma, and the Debate Over Malpractice Reform
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Link: Abstract
Examines the claims driving malpractice reform debate and the evidence. Supports developing a definition for defensive medicine and explaining the costs and benefits of procedures to patients.
Author: Kahn-Fogel N
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 102(3), 254-6
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Health Reform, Implementation, and Post-Reform Priorities
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Reports on a survey of health care leaders to determine their views on issues related to health care reform. Includes the percent concerned about a primary care shortage and in favor of payment and malpractice reform.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, National, Primary Care
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Healthy States/Healthy Nation: Essays for a New Administration and a New Congress
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Contains a collection of essays written from the perspective of various states to help guide health care reform. Includes essays on workforce development, mental health and psychiatrist shortages, malpractice insurance, health disparities and language barriers, and more.
Organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
Author: Reforming States Group
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand, Texas
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House Joint Memorial 7 “Continue Obstetric Health Care Task Force”: A Report to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee
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Discusses the impact of malpractice liability insurance availability and cost on the supply of the obstetric workforce and quality of care in New Mexico. Offers recommendations for increasing liability insurance options and improving patient safety.
Organization: New Mexico Health Policy Commission
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, Midwives, New Mexico, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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The Impact of Malpractice Burden on Michigan Obstetrician-Gynecologists' Career Satisfaction
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Examines the impact of malpractice insurance premiums and malpractice claims on OB-GYN career satisfaction.
Author: Xu X, Siefert KA, Jacobson PD, Lori JR, Ransom SB
Location: Women's Health Issues, 18(4), 229-37
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, Michigan, Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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The Impact of Malpractice Liability Claims on Obstetrical Practice Patterns
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes malpractice claims data in Florida to determine its effect on physician delivery volume, C-section rates, and care access. Examines claim award size to estimate the effects of award caps and whether the timing of a claim affects physician responses.
Author: Gimm GW
Location: Health Services Research, 45(1), 195-211
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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Impact of Malpractice Reforms on the Supply of Physician Services
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Discusses the effects that changes in state malpractice law has on the supply of physicians. Examines direct malpractice reform.
Author: Kessler DP, Sage WM, Becker DJ
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 293(21):2618-25
Date: 6/2005
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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The Impact of Transparency on Patient Safety and Liability
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Outlines how transparency can reduce lawsuits and increase patient safety. Addresses professional liability for physicians and surgeons, the high cost of malpractice insurance, and state tort reforms.
Author: Griffen FD
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 93(3), 19-23
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Issues Affecting Specialty Career Paths in Dermatology
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Link: Abstract
Provides an overview of career paths within dermatology. Discusses issues that affect these subspecialty tracks, such as malpractice insurance and reimbursement.
Author: Leonard AL, Hanke CW, Bechtel MA, Brownell I, Buckel LJ, Hurwitz RM, Hsiung SH, Paller AS, Turchan K
Location: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 6(12), 1182-8
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Specialty Choice
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Liability Coverage at a Crossroads
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Addresses how hospital employment of physicians is changing the medical liability environment. Focuses on strategies for hospitals. Identifies state legislation related to malpractice reform.
Author: Karash JA
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Liability Labs
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Highlights several experiments intended to resolve malpractice claims and discusses related issues. Summarizes the impact of caps in Texas on physician supply.
Author: Huff C
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Malpractice Burden, Rural Location, and Discontinuation of Obstetric Care: A Study of Obstetric Providers in Michigan
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of malpractice burden on care continuity. Compares rural and urban areas.
Author: Xu X, Siefert KA, Jacobson PD, Lori JR, Gueorguieva I, Ransom SB
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 25(1), 33-42
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Malpractice Insurance, Michigan, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Rural
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Malpractice Insurance
Web site
Answers frequently asked questions; offers tools, funding, and documents; lists organizations, contacts, and events related to medical malpractice insurance.
Organization: Rural Assistance Center
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Malpractice Premiums and the Supply of Obstetricians
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Link: Abstract
Examines longitudinal data on practicing obstetricians in Pennsylvania, Florida, and New York. Identifies a decrease in obstetrician supply associated with rising malpractice premiums.
Author: Polsky D, Marcus SC, Werner RM
Location: Inquiry, 47(1), 48-61
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Malpractice Insurance, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Massachusetts Physician Workforce Study
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports on the results of the ninth annual survey of physicians in Massachusetts. Discusses national and state shortages by specialty. Covers turnover rates, the use of international medical graduates, the impact of professional liability fees, appointment wait times, views of health reform options, and more.
Organization: Massachusetts Medical Society
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Health Care Access, International Medical Graduates, Malpractice Insurance, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Medical Liability & Tort Reform in Georgia
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Examines the impact of Georgia's tort reform legislation on the physician practice environment before the state Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. Addresses the implications for the state's physician workforce.
Organization: Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Georgia, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians
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Medical Liability Claim Frequency: A 2007-2008 Snapshot of Physicians
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Reports on a survey of physicians' experiences with medical liability claims. Describes how those experiences differ by age, gender, specialty, and practice. Identifies general surgery and obstetrics/gynecology as the specialties with the most claims.
Organization: American Medical Association
Author: Kane CK
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Malpractice Insurance, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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Medical Liability Reform and the States
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Reviews the liability insurance crisis and what states have done about it.
Author: Walters A
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 95(3), 29-30
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy
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Medical Liability Reform: Evidence for Legislative and Alternative Approaches
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Reviews the benefits and disadvantages of traditional and alternative malpractice liability reforms. Addresses the effects on physician supply. Highlights state and federal legislation and demonstration projects.
Author: Metzler IS, Meara JG
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 97(1), 6-11
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy
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Medical Malpractice Insurance in the Massachusetts Market 2009
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Provides an overview of the state's malpractice insurance system. Includes premium comparisons with other states. Discusses the possible effects of malpractice insurance costs and offers recommendations.
Organization: Massachusetts Division of Insurance
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, Massachusetts, Physicians
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Medical Malpractice: Implications of Rising Premiums on Access to Health Care
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Examines the responses of the health care provider to rising malpractice insurance premiums and the affect of those responses on consumers' access to health care. Discusses the practice of defensive medicine due to the fear of litigation. Compares, between states with varying levels of tort reform law, the growth of medical malpractice insurance premiums and insurer payments for malpractice claims.
Organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 8/2003
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, National
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Mississippi Physicians: Characteristics and Experiences of Physicians in an Underserved State
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Examines how experiences of physicians in Mississippi vary by demographic characteristics based on a survey of physicians in the state.
Organization: Mississippi Center for Health Workforce
Author: Street D, Cossman J, Smith SH, Butts CC
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Mississippi, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Student Debt Load
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Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
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Supports the role of nurse practitioners in helping people access quality primary care. Describes the history and development of their role. Addresses medical malpractice law.
Author: Hansen-Turton T, Ware J, McClellan F
Location: Temple Law Review, 82(5), 1235-1263
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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PAs in the ED: Do Physicians Think They Increase the Malpractice Risk?
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Examines emergency physicians' perceptions regarding the use of physician assistants (PA) in emergency departments in 2005 and 2009. Addresses medical malpractice risk, patient satisfaction, and patient wait times.
Author: Gifford A, Hyde M, Stoehr JD
Location: JAAPA, 24(6), 34, 36-8
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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Personal Consequences of Malpractice Lawsuits on American Surgeons
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of malpractice suits on surgeons such as burnout, depression, and career satisfaction. Analyzes the relationship between recent malpractice suit and both demographic variables and practice characteristics.
Author: Balch CM, Oreskovich MR, Dyrbye LN, Colaiano JM, Satele DV, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD
Location: Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 213(5), 657-67
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Perspective: Academic Obstetrics–Gynecology Departments in the City of Philadelphia: Are the Wheels Coming Off?
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Addresses the impact of liability premiums on the availability of maternity services in Philadelphia. Supports collaboration between the city's academic medical centers to help them survive the malpractice crises.
Author: Croft DJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(3), 288-92
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Physicians' Views on Defensive Medicine: A National Survey
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Reports on a national sample survey of physicians regarding whether they think doctors use more procedures and tests to protect against malpractice suits.
Author: Bishop TF, Federman AD, Keyhani S
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 170(12), 1081-1083
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Physicians’ Fears of Malpractice Lawsuits Are Not Assuaged by Tort Reforms
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Link: Abstract
Examines levels of physician concern about malpractice, associations between level of concern and physician practice characteristics, and objective measures of malpractice risk such as state medical malpractice reform laws.
Author: Carrier ER, Reschovsky JD, Mello MM, Mayrell RC, Katz D
Location: Health Affairs, 29(9), 1585-92
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy
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Policy, Autonomy, and Physician Satisfaction
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Link: Abstract
Examines the effect of two policy situations in Mississippi on physician satisfaction: a malpractice crisis in 2002 and a shut down in Medicaid reimbursement in 2005. Concludes that autonomy is an important factor in physician satisfaction.
Author: Cossman JS, Street D
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(3), 898-912
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, Mississippi, Physicians, Policy, Recruitment and Retention
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Professional Liability Reform
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Addresses the impact of malpractice insurance rates on rural communities. Summarizes how the Federal Tort Claims Act helps Federally Qualified Health Centers. Discusses malpractice risk, tort reform studies, and changes that may affect the medical liability system.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Author: Christensen R
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy, Rural
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Report on the Hospital Excess Liability Pool
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Reports on a program in New York intended to retain physicians and dentists in state by addressing a medical malpractice insurance affordability crisis. Offers recommendations for sustaining the program given changes in affiliations with hospitals, universities, and private practices.
Organization: New York Department of Health
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Faculty, Health Care Access, Hospitals, Malpractice Insurance, New York, Physicians, Policy
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Report to Address Assembly Bill 2343 (2006): Prepared for the Medical Board of California
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Discusses the importance of providing malpractice insurance to health care volunteers. Highlights the necessity of volunteers in areas experiencing shortages. Describes federal and state policy on volunteer physician protection and immunity.
Organization: Medical Board of California
Author: Orlowski A, Ayers K, Peteres M,
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Rising Health Care Costs and the Impact on Physicians
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Examines the impact of increasing health care costs on physicians with a focus on Massachusetts. Addresses medical liability insurance rates and the economic impact of physician practices.
Organization: Massachusetts Medical Society
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Malpractice Insurance, Massachusetts, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The State of Medical Liability Reform
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Addresses the impact of the current medical liability system on access to care. Discusses state and federal tort reforms. Highlights increasing insurance premiums for surgeons and the need for medical liability reform.
Author: Pollack J, Selzer D, Meara JG
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 96(7), 22-5
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy
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Thoracic Surgery Workforce: Report of STS/AATS Thoracic Surgery Practice and Access Task Force -- Snapshot 2010
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a survey of members of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). Covers demographics, student debt, career satisfaction, malpractice premiums, projected retirement, when they decided to pursue thoracic surgery, and more.
Author: Shemin RJ, Ikonomidis JS
Location: Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 93(1), 348-55, 355.e1-6
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Student Debt Load, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Using Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Data to Reduce Surgical Risk and Improve Patient Safety
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Examines allegations made against general surgeons and how malpractice insurance companies can analyze cases to identify trends and help physicians reduce litigation and increase patient safety.
Author: Manuel BM, Greenwald LM
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 92(3), 27-30
Date: 3/2007
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Why Are Fewer Hospitals in the Delivery Business?
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Examines the declining availability of hospital-based obstetric services in rural areas from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. Examines potential causes for this trend and explores the effects of medical malpractice reforms.
Organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Author: Zhao L
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Hospitals, Malpractice Insurance, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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