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Announcing Remedies For Medical Injury: A Proposal For Medical Liability Reform Based On The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Steven Raper

Steven E Raper MD

Recently reaffirmed, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act holds the promise of sweeping change in many critical aspects of the United States’ system of delivering health care. Indeed, medical liability reform is embedded into the DNA of the Obama presidency. Further, a Sense of the Senate statement raised a number of concerns over the current medical malpractice regime. These concerns led to the enactment of a small but conceptually important provision of the Affordable Care Act. Congress intends, however, to allow the states to develop liability reform through the allocation of 50 million dollars for State Demonstration Projects.

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No Role For Apology: Remedial Work And The Problem Of Medical Injury, Steven Raper

Steven E Raper MD

The past decade has produced ample evidence that patients are injured by medical care. A landmark document “To Err is Human” articulated a way to protect patients based on analysis of health care organizations according to complex systems and principles of human performance rather than “blame and shame”. To understand how to prevent injury, full – but protected – disclosure is required as well as institutional will to change. The literature is full of success stories all of which are based on frank and honest reporting of adverse events. Central to such reporting and analysis is the ability to discuss …