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A Message To Our 2023 Peer Reviewers: Thank You
A Message To Our 2023 Peer Reviewers: Thank You
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
As a multidisciplinary medical journal committed to a rigorous peer review process, the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews utilizes a diverse scholarly group of volunteer reviewers to evaluate the quality of and suggest improvements for original manuscript submissions. Each year, JPCRR publishes this citable acknowledgment as a means of expressing our editorial team’s sincere gratitude for the generous contributions made during the past 12 months by the below clinical, health research, and patient advocacy experts.
Reviewer Acknowledgments, Randy Wykoff Md, Mph & Tm, Rachel E. Dixon Mphil
Reviewer Acknowledgments, Randy Wykoff Md, Mph & Tm, Rachel E. Dixon Mphil
Journal of Appalachian Health
As we reach our fifth year, we are particularly thankful for the contributions of our peer reviewers. The knowledge, expertise, and guidance offered by the people listed below have ensured that we can continue to share timely research to effect health and well-being across Appalachia.
Reviewer Acknowledgments, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md, Charlotte S. Seidman, Robert M. Shapiro Ii
Reviewer Acknowledgments, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md, Charlotte S. Seidman, Robert M. Shapiro Ii
Journal of Appalachian Health
We offer these reviewers our heartfelt thanks for a task that usually goes unrewarded in the academic environment. This year, we are especially grateful for those people listed below. They have assisted us in reaching the start of our 4th year, by guiding our decisions with your knowledge and capabilities.
In Gratitude Of 2020 Jpcrr Peer Reviewers
In Gratitude Of 2020 Jpcrr Peer Reviewers
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
Peer review is an essential component to publishing high-quality scientific literature. Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews relies on volunteer reviewers to grade and improve submissions to the journal. Our editorial team gratefully acknowledges the experts credited in this supplement for their generous contributions in 2020.
Reviewer Acknowledgments For 2019, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md, Erin N. Haynes, Erin Bouldin, Robert M. Shapiro Ii, Tim Marema, Charlotte S. Seidman
Reviewer Acknowledgments For 2019, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md, Erin N. Haynes, Erin Bouldin, Robert M. Shapiro Ii, Tim Marema, Charlotte S. Seidman
Journal of Appalachian Health
The Editorial Team extends a heart-felt “thank you” to those who have given their time and expertise in the past year to participate in this process with the Journal of Appalachian Health. We know that you have many competing pressures on your time, and that you are not financially compensated for the time you spend reviewing manuscripts. We hope that there are other forms of compensation that make the sacrifice worth the effort.
Acknowledgment Of 2018 Jpcrr Peer Reviewers
Acknowledgment Of 2018 Jpcrr Peer Reviewers
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
The editors of Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews gratefully acknowledge the contributions of submission reviewers from the previous year. Peer review is an essential component to publishing quality, trustworthy scientific literature.
The Regulation Of Medical Malpractice In Japan, Robert Leflar
The Regulation Of Medical Malpractice In Japan, Robert Leflar
Robert B Leflar
How Japanese legal and social institutions handle medical errors is little known outside Japan. For almost all of the 20th century, a paternalistic paradigm prevailed. Characteristics of the legal environment affecting Japanese medicine included few attorneys handling medical cases, low litigation rates, long delays, predictable damage awards, and low-cost malpractice insurance. However, transparency principles have gained traction and public concern over medical errors has intensified. Recent legal developments include courts' adoption of a less deferential standard of informed consent; increases in the numbers of malpractice claims and of practicing attorneys; more efficient claims handling by specialist judges and speedier trials; …
Medical Error As Reportable Event, As Tort, As Crime: A Transpacific Comparison, Robert B. Leflar, Futoshi Iwata
Medical Error As Reportable Event, As Tort, As Crime: A Transpacific Comparison, Robert B. Leflar, Futoshi Iwata
Robert B Leflar
All nations seek to reduce the human toll from medical error, but variations in legal and institutional structures guide those efforts into different trajectories. This article compares legal and institutional responses to patient safety problems in the United States and Japan, addressing developments in civil malpractice law (including discoverability of internal hospital documents), administrative practice (including medical accident reporting systems), and - of particular significance in Japan - criminal law. In the U.S., battles over rules of malpractice litigation are fierce; tort law occupies center stage. The hospital accreditation process plays a critical role in medical quality control, and peer …