February 27th, 2020
Podcast 254: Old malpractice liability strategies need rethinking
JAMA recently published a review of some 40 papers examining the relation between malpractice liability strategies — tort reform, increased insurance premiums, etc. — and the quality of care. Apparently the efforts had no discernible effect on mortality rates, length of hospital stays, and the like. An editorial accompanying the paper sketches out a vision of […]