Docs, hospitals back ‘tort reform’ before Assembly 
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Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: General Assembly, Medical Malpractice
Virginia doctors and hospitals are backing legislation in the 2010 General Assembly to encourage a “disclosure/early offer” pilot project aimed at averting medical malpractice litigation.
House Bill 306, offered by the Joint Commission on Health Care, would authorize the state health commissioner to work with private health care facilities to implement a test program providing for ...
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