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The Value of Simulation-based Education to Medical Liability Insurance Providers
Apr 01, 2018
The study highlights how “Data from liability insurers are often more detailed and revealing than those obtained from hospital investigations.” The CRICO Strategies national Comparative Benchmarking System (CBS) database was cited as an example.
Cook DA, Andersen DK, Combes JR, Feldman DL, Sachdeva AK. The value proposition of simulation-based education. ACS Simulation Series. Surgery. 2018 April;163(4):944-949. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.11.008
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