Arbitration of Medical Liability Claims
Many health care providers turn to private arbitration in medical liability cases to avoid the inefficiencies and unfairness of the current legal system.
Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process. Rather than litigating a dispute in a formal judicial trial, the parties submit the dispute to one or more “arbitrators” who both determine and apply the pertinent law and serve as the fact-finders and render a decision on the merits of the controversy.
As the medical liability crisis has worsened, more health care providers, including some in Pennsylvania, have turned to private arbitration to avoid the inefficiencies and unfairness of the current legal system.
Publication: Arbitration of Medical Liability Claims
This paper, prepared by the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Office of General Counsel, focuses on private arbitration outside the judicial system that takes place pursuant to the voluntary agreement of the parties. State Society members can order a printed copy of Arbitration of Medical Liability Claims through our online store or can download the PDF below.
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Last Updated: 1/8/2008