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Liabilty And Healthcare Providers

 

            The Impact Of the Liability System on Medical Care .
             The medical malpractice liability system has two main purposes(1). First, it seeks to .
             provide compensation to patients who suffer negligent medical injury and secondly, it .
             seeks to penalize physicians whose negligence causes patient injury, thereby inducing .
             physicians to take appropriate precautions in medical treatment(2). In theory , the .
             existing medical malpractice liability may or may not provide physicians with the .
             incentive to take the optimal level of precautions. On one hand, malpractice penalties .
             may deter physicians and other providers from putting patients at excessive risk of .
             adverse health outcomes(3). .
             While managed care encourages physicians to reduce treatment intensity, the malpractice .
             system may be an important counterweight for preserving patient access to necessary .
             care(4). On the other hand , these penalties may drive physicians to be "too careful" - to .
             practice defensive medicine. Because of third party payers, such as patients" health care .
             plans and insurance, neither patient nor physicians bear a substantial share of the costs of .
             medical care associated with precaution in any particular case. Accordingly, very small .
             increases in expected "hassle" from a malpractice claim or lawsuit may result in large .
             increases in medical treatment intensity, increases that at the margin generate only .
             minimal health benefits(5). The existing liability system provides physicians with the .
             incentive to practice defensive medicine(6). Many physicians and policy makers agree .
             that the incentive costs of the malpractice system, due to the extra tests and procedures .
             ordered in response to the perceived threat of a medical malpractice claim may account .
             for a substantial portion of the explosive growth in health care costs. The practice of .
             defensive medicine may even have adverse effects on patient health outcomes, if liability .
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


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