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2. SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019

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   The SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019 (H.R. 2422, S. 2451), allows active duty members in the Armed Forces to file medical malpractice claims against the Department of Defense (DOD) for injuries and deaths caused by medical malpractice at DOD hospitals.

3. Medical malpractice in the United States - Wikipedia

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   They claim that the cost of medical malpractice litigation in the United States has steadily increased at almost 12 percent annually since 1975. [26] More recent research from the same source has found that tort costs as a percentage of GDP dropped between 2001 and 2009, and are now at their lowest level since 1984. [ 27 ]

4. Medical malpractice - Wikipedia

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   Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. [1] The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.

5. Health court - Wikipedia

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   Health courts are proposed specialized courts for handling medical malpractice claims. They are characterized by the use of specially trained adjudicators, independent expert witnesses, and predictable damage awards.

6. CMC wants two wrongful-death lawsuits dismissed - AOL

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   Sep. 4—Lawyers for Catholic Medical Center want two wrongful-death lawsuits connected to the work of a former cardiovascular surgeon dismissed, claiming the suits were filed well past the ...

7. Defensive medicine - Wikipedia

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   Defensive medicine takes two main forms: assurance behavior and avoidance behavior.Assurance behavior involves the charging of additional, unnecessary services to a) reduce adverse outcomes, b) deter patients from filing medical malpractice claims, or c) preempt any future legal action by documenting that the practitioner is practicing according to the standard of care.