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Health Bills: What's At The Core, Robert B. Leflar
Health Bills: What's At The Core, Robert B. Leflar
Robert B Leflar
Column 2 (of 5) on the health reform debate: explanation of the legislation.
Health Care: Yellow Lights, Red Flags, Robert B. Leflar
Health Care: Yellow Lights, Red Flags, Robert B. Leflar
Robert B Leflar
Column 1 (of 5) on the health reform debate
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; …