RESTRUCTURING THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SYSTEM Position Paper of the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
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چکیده
The medical malpractice system in the United States is designed to both compensate and to deter medically induced injury. It performs these functions through the civil justice system, which allows individuals to seek redress for injury caused by medical negligence (improper or substandard medical care), and the liability insurance industry, which charges premiums to providers in exchange for financial protection against the cost of compensating malpractice claimants.
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