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- Title
Mandatory Pre-Suit Mediation for Medical Malpractice: Eight-Year Results and Future Innovations.
- Authors
Jenkins, Randall C.; Firestone, Gregory; Aasheim, Kari L.; Boelens, Brian W.
- Abstract
Situated in the litigious state of Florida, UF Health implemented its mandatory pre-suit mediation program in 2008 to compensate meritorious medical malpractice claims quickly, combat increasing attorney fees and costs, reduce frivolous lawsuits, and facilitate early, confidential communication to enhance the patient-provider relationship. Data analysis over the program's eight-year history demonstrates positive impacts on legal expenses and resolution time; results show a reduction in legal expenses of 87 percent as compared to traditional litigation and average receipt-to-resolution time of less than six months. The authors examine the Florida infrastructure supporting the program's success and offer recommendations for future expansions.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; MEDICAL malpractice; MEDIATION; CONFIDENTIALITY in mediation; LEGAL costs; PHYSICIAN-patient relations
- Publication
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 2017, Vol 35, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
1536-5581
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/crq.21194