Impact of Obstetric Practice Guidelines on Physician Behavior. Abstract,Executive Summary, Final Report and Appendices

摘要

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of five obstetrical carepractice guidelines implemented by the Maine Medical Liability Demonstration Project (MLDP). The MLDP was a five year demonstration project aimed at reducing the cost of medical services associated with the practice of defensive medicine and lowering the risk of medical malpractice claims. Analyses were conducted on five years of pre-intervention and four years of post-intervention data from