Peer Reviewed Articles

March 2008, Group Practice Journal, David B. Troxel, MD
Do Health System Errors Cause Medical Malpractice Claims?

October 2007, AAO-HNS Bulletin, David B. Troxel, MD
Do Health System Errors Cause Medical Malpractice Claims?

May 2006, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, David B. Troxel, MD
Medicolegal Aspects of Error in Pathology

October 2005, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, David B. Troxel, MD
An Insurer’s Perspective on Error and Loss in Pathology

May 2005, AAO-HNS Bulletin, David B. Troxel, MD
Squamous Carcinoma Metastatic to Cervical Lymph Nodes - Misdiagnosed as Branchial Cleft Cyst

December 29, 2004, Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics, Richard E. Anderson, MD
Effective Legal Reform and the Malpractice Insurance Crisis
This case study addresses two major issues pertaining to the malpractice insurance crisis: First, is there really a crisis? Second, what is the best way to improve the medical liability system?

November 28, 2004, Medical Malpractice: A Physician’s Sourcebook, Richard E. Anderson, MD
Edited by Dr. Anderson, this authoritative and wide-ranging book gets to the heart of issues facing physicians and surgeons today. In Chapter 15, The Case for Legal Reform, Dr. Anderson reviews the nature and extent of the medical liability crisis, the relevant attributes of medical malpractice insurance, and the evidence that legal reforms can ameliorate the problem.

August 2004, The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, David B. Troxel, MD
Error in Surgical Pathology

June 14, 2004, Archives of Internal Medicine, Richard E. Anderson, MD
Defending the Practice of Medicine
This commentary outlines the extent of the malpractice insurance crisis, refers to historical antecedents, analyzes the causes, and provides contemporary and practical solutions.

September 2003, The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, David B. Troxel, MD
Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Malignant Melanoma: Findings of a Risk Management Panel Study

November 8, 1999, Archives of Internal Medicine, Richard E. Anderson, MD
Billions for Defense: The Pervasive Nature of Defensive Medicine

September/October 1999, Pathology Case Reviews, David B. Troxel, MD
Pathology Risk Management: Breast Biopsy and Fine Needle Aspiration


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