Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
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As described in the previous article in this series, the United States is in the midst of a medical liability insurance crisis. Research conducted in the wake of similar previous insurance environments has shown that only a fraction of patient injury as a result of negligent medical care is addressed by today's tort malpractice system. ⋯ These mechanisms should be evaluated in terms of three key factors: (1) the adequacy of compensation to injured patients, (2) the prevention of future medical injury, and (3) their overall cost and administrative feasibility. Whatever reform mechanism or combination of mechanisms is pursued should represent an improvement on today's existing tort malpractice system.