Using inpatient discharge records from the Italian region of Piedmont, we estimate the impact of an increase in malpractice pressure brought about by experience‐rated liability insurance on obstetric practices. Our identification strategy exploits the exogenous location of public hospitals in court districts with and without schedules for noneconomic damages. We perform difference‐in‐differences analysis on the entire sample and on a subsample which only considers the nearest hospitals in the neighborhood of court district boundaries. We find that the increase in medical malpractice pressure is associated with a decrease in the probability of performing a C‐section from 2.3 to 3.7 percentage points (7–11.6%) with no consequences for medical...
none5Background In order to improve comparisons among hospital performances to promote a reduction ...
Background: When clinically indicated, common obstetric interventions can greatly improve maternal a...
The past few decades have seen a considerable increase in caesarean section rates, which have now re...
Using inpatient discharge records from the Italian region of Piedmont, we estimate the impact of an ...
We study how legal and financial incentives affect medical decisions. Using patient-level data from ...
During the past decade, there has been growing concern that obstetricians and gynecologists have res...
malpractice claims might be reduced by adherence to a limited number of specific practice patterns. ...
Using data on physician behavior from the 1979–2005 National Hospital Discharge Surveys (NHDS), I es...
Abstract Background The clinical specialty of obstetr...
Policy-makers and public health researchers are concerned that rapidly rising medical malpractice in...
Defensive practices caused by the fear of malpractice claims are widely cited as a factor contribu...
BackgroundBirths by cesarean section (CS) usually require longer recovery time, and as a result wome...
BACKGROUND:Births by cesarean section (CS) usually require longer recovery time, and as a result wom...
Objectives. This paper examines whether malpractice claims have any impact on obstetrical practice p...
Using longitudinal data on practicing obstetricians from 1998 to 2004 derived from Pennsylvania, Flo...
none5Background In order to improve comparisons among hospital performances to promote a reduction ...
Background: When clinically indicated, common obstetric interventions can greatly improve maternal a...
The past few decades have seen a considerable increase in caesarean section rates, which have now re...
Using inpatient discharge records from the Italian region of Piedmont, we estimate the impact of an ...
We study how legal and financial incentives affect medical decisions. Using patient-level data from ...
During the past decade, there has been growing concern that obstetricians and gynecologists have res...
malpractice claims might be reduced by adherence to a limited number of specific practice patterns. ...
Using data on physician behavior from the 1979–2005 National Hospital Discharge Surveys (NHDS), I es...
Abstract Background The clinical specialty of obstetr...
Policy-makers and public health researchers are concerned that rapidly rising medical malpractice in...
Defensive practices caused by the fear of malpractice claims are widely cited as a factor contribu...
BackgroundBirths by cesarean section (CS) usually require longer recovery time, and as a result wome...
BACKGROUND:Births by cesarean section (CS) usually require longer recovery time, and as a result wom...
Objectives. This paper examines whether malpractice claims have any impact on obstetrical practice p...
Using longitudinal data on practicing obstetricians from 1998 to 2004 derived from Pennsylvania, Flo...
none5Background In order to improve comparisons among hospital performances to promote a reduction ...
Background: When clinically indicated, common obstetric interventions can greatly improve maternal a...
The past few decades have seen a considerable increase in caesarean section rates, which have now re...