Constraints on Medical Liability Through Malpractice Safe Harbors

. 2020;1(8):e200961.

doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.0961. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

Affiliations

¹ University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law & Policy, Vanderbilt University Law School and Medical School, Director, Vanderbilt Health Policy Center, Professor of Management, 131 21 Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203.
² University of Alabama School of Law.
³ Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Director for Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

James F Blumstein et al. JAMA Health Forum. 2020.

. 2020;1(8):e200961.

doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.0961. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

¹ University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law & Policy, Vanderbilt University Law School and Medical School, Director, Vanderbilt Health Policy Center, Professor of Management, 131 21 Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203.
² University of Alabama School of Law.
³ Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Director for Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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