Update on malpractice trends

Dr. Tan is emeritus professor of medicine and former adjunct professor of law at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. This article is meant to be educational and does not constitute medical, ethical, or legal advice. Some of the materials have been taken from my earlier columns in Internal Medicine News. For additional information, readers may contact the author at siang@hawaii.edu.

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2. “Malpractice 2017: Do We Need Reform?” Internal Medicine News, March 1, 2017, page 1.

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4. Chan v. Curran, 237 CA 4th 601 (2015).

5. Estate of Johnson v. Randall Smith, Inc., 135 Ohio St.3d 440 (2013).

6. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers2.cfm?abstract_id=2883693.

7. Shinal v. Toms, 122 A. 3d 1066 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).

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9. Available at www.jacksonhealthcare.com/media/8968/defensivemedicine_ebook_final.pdf.