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Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

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Archive > April, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 4

Drawing Up a Winning Schedule

How to maximize OR efficiency and minimize patient waiting time on the day of surgery.

Franklin Dexter, MD, PhD

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