El clima de responsabilidad médica y las perspectivas de reforma

Michelle M Mello1, David M Studdert1, Allen Kachalia2

  • 1Stanford Law School, Stanford, California2Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.

JAMA
|October 31, 2014
PubMed
Resumen

Las reclamaciones por negligencia médica y los costos han disminuido significativamente en los últimos años. Los enfoques alternativos para resolver las lesiones médicas son prometedores para mejorar el acceso a la compensación y reducir los costos del sistema.

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