Word: pozen
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...meantime, Pozen and SPH hope to launch a pilot program in the obstetrics departments of up to four hospitals. Obstetrics patients at these hospitals can choose to sign up for the proposed system of malpractice review...
...plan will most likely not reach the state legislature for several years, Pozen told the Globe...
...want to have a different system where we have more people getting awards in smaller amounts,” Pozen told The Boston Globe. “We want to reduce administrative delay and costs, while increasing medical safety and having people learn from their mistakes...
According to Mello, Pozen drew inspiration for his ideas from the example of Scandinavian countries such as Sweden and Denmark, which have universal patient injury insurance but also limit damages in malpractice cases...
...Pozen sought out Brennan and his colleagues to develop the specifics of the plan because of their “general expertise and knowledge of the Swedish system,” according to a spokesperson for Pozen...