Apology laws and malpractice liability: what have we learned?

Adam C Fields; Michelle M. Mello; Allen Kachalia

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Apology laws and malpractice liability: what have we learned?

July 8, 2020

Fields AC, Mello MM, Kachalia A. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021;30(1):64-67.

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This article discusses the state of the evidence on apology laws and methodological limitations which may impair researchers’ ability to assess reductions in liability attributable to these laws.

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