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Mandatory pre‐suit mediation: Local malpractice reform benefiting patients and healthcare providers
Author(s) -
Jenkins Randall C.,
Warren Lindsay A.,
Gravenstein Nikolaus
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.20050
Subject(s) - lawsuit , confidentiality , mediation , business , liability , malpractice , health care , negotiation , compensation (psychology) , public relations , nursing , law , medicine , psychology , political science , finance , psychoanalysis
The Florida Patient Safety and Pre‐Suit Mediation Program (FLPSMP) was implemented as a pilot program to provide patients of healthcare providers and facilities associated with the University of Florida Health Science Center with timely and fair compensation when injured and to combat rising healthcare legal liability expenses. Prior to filing a formal lawsuit, participants of the FLPSMP join in a confidential and nonbinding pre‐suit mediation conducted by a neutral third‐party mediator. The process fosters confidential and candid communication between doctors and patients, saving thousands of dollars in legal expenses for both patients and providers.