@article{ref1,
title="No-fault compensation in New Zealand: harmonizing injury compensation, provider accountability, and patient safety",
journal="Health affairs (Project Hope)",
year="2006",
author="Bismark, Marie and Paterson, R.",
volume="25",
number="1",
pages="278-283",
abstract="In 1974 New Zealand jettisoned a tort-based system for compensating medical injuries in favor of a government-funded compensation system. Although the system retained some residual fault elements, it essentially barred medical malpractice litigation. Reforms in 2005 expanded eligibility for compensation to all "treatment injuries," creating a true no-fault compensation system. Compared with a medical malpractice system, the New Zealand system offers more-timely compensation to a greater number of injured patients and more-effective processes for complaint resolution and provider accountability. The unfinished business lies in realizing its full potential for improving patient safety.",
language="",
issn="0278-2715",
doi="10.1377/hlthaff.25.1.278",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.25.1.278"
}