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Beyond negligence: avoidability and medical injury compensation.

October 31, 2007

Kachalia A, Mello MM, Brennan TA, et al. Soc Sci Med. 2008;66(2):387-402.

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This article draws on the experiences of Sweden, Denmark, and New Zealand, three nations where health courts address compensation for medical injury. The authors deliver key lessons from their learnings and explain how a similar system in the United States may also improve patient safety.

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