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This is the first part of an in-depth study focusing on medical liability and its effect on access to and delivery of obstetrical care. The book addresses such questions as: Do liability concerns impede the use of new technologies? Have liability issues affected the physician-patient relationship? Are community health and maternity centers being harmed? What specific remedies are being considered and what are their prospects for success? Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations 2 Maternity Care in the United States 3 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Availability of Obstetrical Providers 4 The Impact of Medical Professional Liability on the Provision of Obstetrical Care to Poor Women and Women Served by Medicaid 5 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Practice of Obstetrics 6 Obstetrical Malpractice Insurance 7 The Legal System: The Committee 8 Principal Findings and Recommendations Glossary Bibliography Appendixes Appendix A: Summary of Methodology Used in Studies of Changes in Obstetrical Practice Appendix B: Summary of Study Results Regarding Changes in Obstetrical Practice Appendix C: Summary of Study Results Regarding Professional Liability, Family Practitioners, and Rural Areas Appendix D: State and National Liability Surveys Summarized Appendix E: Survey of Selected Risk Management Activities Appendix F: Risk Management Activities and Experience Rating Policies of Selected Malpractice Insurers Appendix G: Possible Modifications to the Virginia Neurological Birth-Related Injury Compensation Act Members of the Committee Index

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Author:   Institute of Medicine ,  Committee to Study Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care ,  Victoria P. Rostow ,  Roger J. Bulger
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309039826

ISBN 10:   0309039827
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 1989
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations; 3 2 Maternity Care in the United States; 4 3 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Availability of Obstetrical Providers; 5 4 The Impact of Medical Professional Liability on the Provision of Obstetrical Care to Poor Women and Women Served by Medicaid; 6 5 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Practice of Obstetrics; 7 6 Obstetrical Malpractice Insurance; 8 7 The Legal System: The Committee; 9 8 Principal Findings and Recommendations; 10 Glossary; 11 Bibliography; 12 Appendixes; 13 Appendix A: Summary of Methodology Used in Studies of Changes in Obstetrical Practice; 14 Appendix B: Summary of Study Results Regarding Changes in Obstetrical Practice; 15 Appendix C: Summary of Study Results Regarding Professional Liability, Family Practitioners, and Rural Areas; 16 Appendix D: State and National Liability Surveys Summarized; 17 Appendix E: Survey of Selected Risk Management Activities; 18 Appendix F: Risk Management Activities and Experience Rating Policies of Selected Malpractice Insurers; 19 Appendix G: Possible Modifications to the Virginia Neurological Birth-Related Injury Compensation Act; 20 Members of the Committee; 21 Index

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