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Clinicians could be given "safe harbor" protection from medical malpractice liability when following clinical practice guidelines

By Hicbd
Tue Mar 5 2013 7:33 pm

If clinicians could follow clinical practice guidelines ("recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options") and be given "safe harbor" protection from medical practice liability, it could decrease the amount of expensive tests and procedures ordered for patients that may be unnecessary.

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http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/issue_briefs/2012/rwjf72666
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/overcoming-obstacles-to-better-health-care.html?ref=malpractice

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U.S. Healthcare Medical Malpractice

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