The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 8 , Pages 673-674 , August 2010

The Future of Malpractice Reform

  • Tara F. Bishop, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Paul E. Klotman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Bruce C. Vladeck, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nexera Inc, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Mark A. Callahan, MD

      Affiliations

    • FOJP Service Corporation, New York, NY

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: Dr Callahan is the Chief Medical Officer of FOJP Service Corporation, a not-for-profit insurance and risk management service company.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00351-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.03.013

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 8 , Pages 673-674 , August 2010

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