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Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care:

Volume I

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Size: 256 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1989

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Committee to Study Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care, Institute of Medicine
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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.
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Do liability concerns impede the use of new technologies?
Have liability issues affected ...
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-xiv
1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations	1-13	(skim)
2 Maternity Care in the United States	14-34	(skim)
3 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Availability of Obstetrical Providers	35-53	(skim)
4 The Impact of Medical Professional Liability on the Provision of Obstetrical Care to Poor Women and Women Served by Medicaid	54-72	(skim)
5 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Practice of Obstetrics	73-91	(skim)
6 Obstetrical Malpractice Insurance	92-124	(skim)
7 The Legal System: The Committee	125-146	(skim)
8 Principal Findings and Recommendations	147-156	(skim)
Glossary	157-165	(skim)
Bibliography	166-184	(skim)
Appendixes	185-186	(skim)
Appendix A: Summary of Methodology Used in Studies of Changes in Obstetrical Practice	187-196	(skim)
Appendix B: Summary of Study Results Regarding Changes in Obstetrical Practice	197-205	(skim)
Appendix C: Summary of Study Results Regarding Professional Liability, Family Practitioners, and Rural Areas	206-211	(skim)
Appendix D: State and National Liability Surveys Summarized	212-215	(skim)
Appendix E: Survey of Selected Risk Management Activities	216-217	(skim)
Appendix F: Risk Management Activities and Experience Rating Policies of Selected Malpractice Insurers	218-225	(skim)
Appendix G: Possible Modifications to the Virginia Neurological Birth-Related Injury Compensation Act	226-227	(skim)
Members of the Committee	228-232	(skim)
Index	233-241	(skim)

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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?

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Institute of Medicine (IOM)

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