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Medical Negligence in Italy: Trends and Impact by Miter Harefa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses medical malpractice in Italy. It notes that over 15,000 malpractice claims are filed per year in Italy against doctors, costing hospitals over €10 billion annually to compensate for errors. Orthopedic surgery and obstetrics/gynecology have the highest number of complaints. The legal system in Italy for malpractice differs from common law countries like the US, as it is based on civil law where abstract rules are applied to cases rather than drawing rules from precedents. The document
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- Miter Harefa
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- EN