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- Title
INFLUENCES OF HOSPITAL STRUCTURE ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM COSTS.
- Authors
Young, Carlton C.; Williams, David R.
- Abstract
Malpractice is a significant concern in the provision of health care and can be an important performance measure for health care management. Utilizing the resource-based view of the firm, this study examines structural factors affecting the total amount of malpractice claims costs by hospitals in Florida in the year 2000. We found that hospitals employing a greater number of physicians had lower medical malpractice claims costs; however, hospitals employing a greater number of physician residents had higher medical malpractice claims costs. Interestingly, our study found that the number of employed nurses did not affect the medical malpractice claims costs of the hospital.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; MEDICAL malpractice; HOSPITALS; PHYSICIANS; RESIDENTS (Medicine); NURSES
- Publication
Academy of Health Care Management Journal, 2011, Vol 7, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1559-7628
- Publication type
Article