Why Doctors Are Quitting Medical Practice. Alex Adrianson.
by Adrianson, Alex; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 74Business. Publisher: Consumers' Research, 2003ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Costs (Law) | Damages | Health care reform | Insurance -- Malpractice | Insurance companies | Insurance premiums | Medical care -- Cost control | Medical errors | Physicians -- AttitudesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Newspapers across the country report a developing crisis in medical practice--doctors quitting and hospitals cutting services because they can't afford the soaring cost of medical malpractice insurance." (CONSUMERS' RESEARCH) This article reveals that "rising litigation expenses and lower interest rates" have contributed to this medical liability crisis and examines the impact it will ultimately have on consumers.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Why Doctors Are Quitting Medical Practice, June 2003; pp. 10-15.
"Newspapers across the country report a developing crisis in medical practice--doctors quitting and hospitals cutting services because they can't afford the soaring cost of medical malpractice insurance." (CONSUMERS' RESEARCH) This article reveals that "rising litigation expenses and lower interest rates" have contributed to this medical liability crisis and examines the impact it will ultimately have on consumers.
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