It may not seem like big news, but if you've followed the long-running, stubborn and mostly dug-in debate over reforming medical malpractice in the U.S., you know that when doctors and lawyers issue a joint news release, something is really going on. ... Formally, it's called "Disclosure, Apology and Offer" and it's a key provision of the new state health cost law. Massachusetts doctors and lawyers have agreed to work side by side on this less hostile (and potentially cost-saving) approach to dealing with medical errors and malpractice.
URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120809/Roundup-Seeking-medical-malpractice-alternatives-part-of-Mass-cost-control-law3b-Low-Income-Health-Program-signs-up-400k-in-Calif.aspx
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