Examines "no-fault" systems in New Zealand, Sweden, and Denmark, in which patients injured by medical negligence can file for compensation through governmental or private adjudicating organizations. Considers lessons for U.S. medical malpractice reform.
Title: Administrative Compensation for Medical Injuries: Lessons From Three Foreign Systems
Publication date 2011-07-11
Publication Year 2011
Authors
Allen Kachalia
, David M. Studdert
, Michelle M. Mello
Copyright holder(s)
Commonwealth Fund
Geographical Focus
Europe (Scandinavia) / Denmark
, Europe (Scandinavia) / Sweden
, Oceanic Region / New Zealand
Keywords
compensation system
, injury compensation
, injury
, patient
, studdert
Document type
CaseStudy
Language
English
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