Patel K
Southwest Missouri State University, USA.
Eval Health Prof. 1995 Jun;18(2):137-51. doi: 10.1177/016327879501800203.
State governments are experimenting with a variety of innovative approaches to the current tort system for medical malpractice liability. One such approach is to apply the concept of no-fault liability to medical practice. States such as Virginia and Florida have already adopted a limited version of such a concept. This article examines the problems of the current tort system, different types of no-fault medical insurance alternatives and their advantages, and the experiences of the states of Virginia and Florida with their limited no-fault malpractice insurance systems. The author concludes that the concept of no-fault compensation for medical malpractice is a promising remedy. However, it is a medicine that will require more testing before it can be pronounced a cure for the disease that plagues the current system.
