خلاصہ: New study finds tort reform in hospitals cuts costs and patient satisfaction
Hospitals across the United States are always looking for ways to reduce costs and avoid medical malpractice lawsuits, while not sacrificing quality of health care. So how are hospitals impacted when government policy reduces their exposure to malpractice liability? Researchers from Georgia State University and Michigan State University analyzed how state-level tort reform laws on non-economic damages, which limit how much money patients can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits, affect hospital performance.