recommended reading
Under Common Good Publications, you will find recent op-eds, speeches, resource binders and fact sheets from Common Good; you will also find recent polls commissioned by Common Good and conducted by prestigious polling firms like Harris Interactive and Public Agenda.
Other Sources lists books, studies and links recommended by Common Good.
Recent selections from each category are below.
On-Call System Can't Work Without Specialists to Call Palm Beach County has recently been considering a special on-call system to alleviate problems regarding the availability of specialists in emergency rooms. However, this system is likely to have little affect, writes Dr. Robert Brodner, because there is a fundamental "lack of manpower." "There are not enough specialists willing to take emergency calls to support [such a] system," he writes. And the primary reason for this shortage is medical liability exposure. "When you attempt to recruit a high-risk specialist, such as a neurosurgeon, medical liability is the dominant issue," says Dr. Brodner. To help relieve this problem, reforms "should be pursued vigorously in Florida." ยป article
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Common Good Publications Op-ed: Common Good Leading Effort to Develop Models for Special Health Courts
Paul Barringer, AAP News, Vol. 28 No. 11, November 11, 2007
Common Good General Counsel Paul Barringer described the potential benefits of a health court system, including increased patient safety and compensation for many medical injuries that fall through the cracks in the current system.
Click to view more op-eds Poll: Majority of Americans Support Creating Special Health Courts
Harris Interactive, June 14, 2004
According to a new national survey conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by Common Good, nearly 2 out of every 3 Americans (62%) favor having medical malpractice cases decided by special health courts, which would be presided over by medical professionals and experts.
Click to view more polls Speech: Testimony of Paul J. Barringer, III Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health
Paul Barringer, July 13, 2006
Testifying before the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Common Good General Counsel Paul Barringer outlined the key elements of the health court concept, and how health courts can improve medical justice for both patients and providers.
Click to view more speeches Resource binder: Elements of a System of Medical Justice Compiled for Common Good's forum on "Liability and Patient Care."
Click to view more resource binders Fact sheet: Trends in American Justice Click to view more fact sheets Other Sources  Book: Books by CG Chair Philip K. Howard
Read The Collapse of the Common Good: How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines our Freedom, by CG Chair Philip K. Howard. Also check out his national bestseller, The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America.
Click to view more books Link: Insurance Information Institute Click to view more links Study/report: Medical Malpractice Liability Crisis Meets Markets: Stress in Unexpected Places
Robert A. Berenson, Sylvia Kuo, Jessica H. May, September 2003
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