A dose of reality for medical malpractice reform.

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A dose of reality for medical malpractice reform.

November 6, 2013

Schwartz JC. NYU Law Rev. 2013;88:1224-1307.

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This survey of health care workers and safety professionals found that fear of malpractice litigation was not a major barrier to transparency or error disclosure.

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