Langwell K M, Werner J L
Med Care. 1981 Feb;19(2):233-42. doi: 10.1097/00005650-198102000-00010.
This article examines the relationship between measures of severity of the professional liability "crisis" and physicians' responses, which may affect both costs of medical care and availability of care. Data from the American Medical Association's Periodic Surveys of Physicians are stratified by Census Region and specialty category. Claim frequencies, premiums and increases in premiums are calculated as indicators of the professional liability environment. Responses of physicians in each Region to questions on refusal cases, additional testing and fee increases due to liability considerations are then examined and compared with the liability environment to determine if there appears to be an association between liability environment severity factors and physicians' responses.
本文探讨了职业责任“危机”的严重程度衡量指标与医生反应之间的关系，这可能会影响医疗成本和医疗可及性。美国医学协会医生定期调查的数据按人口普查区域和专业类别进行分层。计算索赔频率、保费及保费涨幅，作为职业责任环境的指标。然后考察每个区域的医生对关于因责任考虑而拒绝治疗病例、额外检查和提高费用等问题的回答，并与责任环境进行比较，以确定责任环境严重程度因素与医生反应之间是否存在关联。
