Medical Malpractice : Maine's Use of Practice Guidelines to Reduce Costs

Describes the history of Maine's demonstration project with defensive medicine & medical malpractice insurance. Describes the factors essential to its establishment & the focus of the guidelines themselves. Also includes other state & federal efforts to develop practice guidelines (Florida, Minnesota, Vermont & the federal Agency for Health Care Policy & Research). Covers guidelines for anesthesiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, & radiology. Charts & tables.Medical Malpractice : Maine's Use of Practice Guidelines to Reduce Costs, was published 1994 under ISBN 9780788103957 and ISBN 0788103954.