Oregon keeps wrongful death damage cap - Public favors quality reporting but uncertain about pay-for-performance
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Oregon judge illegitimate death damages cap Oregon doctors say that a decision by State Supreme Court justice, respect of the damage is not in Cape Town case, death is a wrongful act, contribute to a sense of stability and to preserve the state of medical liability climate. The high court, on February 22, the allocation of $ 500,000 within the limits of the death illicit are not contrary to the claimants the right to a jury Trial or access to a right of appeal. Doctors had feared that a spike in such cases, claims and rising premiums for medical liability would have been if the court refused to the plate. The Oregon Medical Association. And the American Medical Association / State Medical Societies management process Centre connected to a friend-of-the-court soon the case, the Supreme Court press, that the damage-Cap. Justices in the year 1999, government and the pain the suffering award-Limit in cases involving personal injury unconstitutional. The gifts quality of coverage, but the uncertainty of Pay-for-Performance Most patients believe that the quality of health care, doctors and hospitals can provide a note altogether, but only about a third of patients say, these assessments should be used to determine pay, according to a poll. A Wall Street Journal, February online survey by Harris Interactive, adults in 2015 found that six out of 10 patients, said: “There are fair and reliable ways to measure and compare medical groups and hospitals, on quality. This number has increased from 49% in the year 2006. A majority of respondents indicated that satisfaction surveys of patients, meals and medical care quality assessments in a group, the extent and use of preventive screening tests were chronic and fairs and management methods . Less than half said that the use of electronic medical records or actions are filed unfair playing field for the quality of the reports. Only 38% of respondents prefer to pay more for medical groups and hospitals, customers on the quality of metric and pay less to those who cover bad, while 15% are opposed to the idea, and 47 % said they were unsure. |