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Reply to LeCraw, Montanera, and Mroz on Hospitals' Malpractice Claims and Costs

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  • Maayan Yitshak-Sade
  • Allen Kachalia
  • Victor Novack
  • Michelle M. Mello

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In a prior issue of Econ Journal Watch, an article by Florence LeCraw, Daniel Montanera, and Thomas Mroz criticizes methods employed in our 2018 analysis of the outcomes of implementing a communication-and-resolution program (CRP) in six Massachusetts hospitals. CRPs are a method of responding to medical injuries in which hospitals disclose adverse events to patients, give an appropriate apology, and proactively offer compensation if the injury was caused by a medical error. In this reply article we address each of LeCraw, Montanera and Mroz’s critiques, explain why the alternative analytical approach they propose is inappropriate for the questions we studied, and show that their approach generates inaccurate output.

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  • Maayan Yitshak-Sade & Allen Kachalia & Victor Novack & Michelle M. Mello, 2023. "Reply to LeCraw, Montanera, and Mroz on Hospitals' Malpractice Claims and Costs," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 20(2), pages 349–356-3, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejw:journl:v:20:y:2023:i:2:p:349-356
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    Keywords

    Medical liability; medical error; methodological error; peer review; adverse medical outcomes;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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