Author: ONTARIO. INQUIRY INTO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION IN ONTARIO.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
REPORT OF INQUIRY INTO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION IN ONTARIO: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Author: ONTARIO. INQUIRY INTO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION IN ONTARIO.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Canadiana
Author: Ontario Government Publications Annual Catalogue
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
Book Description
Ontario Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Cumulates monthly issues and includes additional material.
International Legal Books in Print, 1990-1991
Author: Bowker-SaurPublisher: London ; New York : Bowker-Saur
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Microlog, Canadian Research Index
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
An indexing, abstracting and document delivery service that covers current Canadian report literature of reference value from government and institutional sources.
A Measure of Malpractice
Author: Paul C. WeilerPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674558809
Category : Insurance, Physicians' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A Measure of Malpractice tells the story and presents the results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study, the largest and most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken of the performance of the medical malpractice system. The Harvard study was commissioned by the government of New York in 1986, in the midst of a malpractice crisis that had driven insurance premiums for surgeons and obstetricians in New York City to nearly $200,000 a year. The Harvard-based team of doctors, lawyers, economists, and statisticians set out to investigate what was actually happening to patients in hospitals and to doctors in courtrooms, launching a far more informed debate about the future of medical liability in the 1990s. Careful analysis of the medical records of 30,000 patients hospitalized in 1984 showed that approximately one in twenty-five patients suffered a disabling medical injury, one quarter of these as a result of the negligence of a doctor or other provider. After assembling all the malpractice claims filed in New York State since 1975, the authors found that just one in eight patients who had been victims of negligence actually filed a malpractice claim, and more than two-thirds of these claims were filed by the wrong patients. The study team then interviewed injured patients in the sample to discover the actual financial loss they had experienced: the key finding was that for roughly the same dollar amount now being spent on a tort system that compensates only a handful of victims, it would be possible to fund comprehensive disability insurance for all patients significantly disabled by a medical accident. The authors, who came to the project from very different perspectives about the present malpractice system, are now in agreement about the value of a new model of medical liability. Rather than merely tinker with the current system which fixes primary legal responsibility on individual doctors who can be proved medically negligent, legislatures should encourage health care organizations to take responsibility for the financial losses of all patients injured in their care.
Cases and Materials on Torts
Author: Mark F. GradyEnergy Research Abstracts
Author: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309142393
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.