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Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I.
- T. Brennan, L. Leape, +6 authors H. Hiatt
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 7 February 1991
BACKGROUND
As part of an interdisciplinary study of medical injury and malpractice litigation, we estimated the incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of… Expand
Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I.
- T. Brennan, L. Leape, +6 authors H. Hiatt
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 7 February 1991
BACKGROUND
As part of an interdisciplinary study of medical injury and malpractice litigation, we estimated the incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of… Expand
Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients.
- T. Brennan, L. Leape, +6 authors H. Hiatt
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 1991
Background. As part of an interdisciplinary study of medical injury and malpractice litigation, we estimated the incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of… Expand
Incidence and types of adverse events and negligent care in Utah and Colorado.
- E. Thomas, D. Studdert, +6 authors T. Brennan
- Medicine
- Medical care
- 1 March 2000
BACKGROUND
The ongoing debate on the incidence and types of iatrogenic injuries in American hospitals has been informed primarily by the Harvard Medical Practice Study, which analyzed… Expand
Claims, errors, and compensation payments in medical malpractice litigation.
- D. Studdert, M. Mello, +5 authors T. Brennan
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 11 May 2006
BACKGROUND
In the current debate over tort reform, critics of the medical malpractice system charge that frivolous litigation--claims that lack evidence of injury, substandard care, or both--is… Expand
Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado.
- E. Thomas, D. Studdert, +4 authors T. Brennan
- Medicine
- Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization…
- 1999
Patient injuries are thought to have a substantial financial impact on the health care system, but recent studies have been limited to estimating the costs of adverse drug events in teaching… Expand
Full coverage for preventive medications after myocardial infarction.
- N. Choudhry, J. Avorn, +10 authors W. Shrank
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 30 November 2011
BACKGROUND
Adherence to medications that are prescribed after myocardial infarction is poor. Eliminating out-of-pocket costs may increase adherence and improve outcomes.
METHODS
We enrolled… Expand
Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment.
- D. Studdert, M. Mello, +4 authors T. Brennan
- Medicine
- JAMA
- 1 June 2005
CONTEXT
How often physicians alter their clinical behavior because of the threat of malpractice liability, termed defensive medicine, and the consequences of those changes, are central questions in… Expand
Health industry practices that create conflicts of interest: a policy proposal for academic medical centers.
- T. Brennan, D. Rothman, +8 authors N. Smelser
- Psychology, Medicine
- JAMA
- 25 January 2006
Conflicts of interest between physicians' commitment to patient care and the desire of pharmaceutical companies and their representatives to sell their products pose challenges to the principles of… Expand
Medication adherence leads to lower health care use and costs despite increased drug spending.
- M. Roebuck, J. Liberman, M. Gemmill-Toyama, T. Brennan
- Medicine
- Health affairs
- 2011
Researchers have routinely found that improved medication adherence--getting people to take medicine prescribed for them--is associated with greatly reduced total health care use and costs. But… Expand