Bill Affecting Expert Testimony in New York State
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New York State Senate Insurance Committee New York State Senate Health Committee New York State Senate Codes Committee Public Hearing Medical Malpractice Testimony Outline of the Healthcare Association of New York State
The following are highlights of HANYS’ remarks. Since we are testifying together with the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) and the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance (Iroquois), we do not intend to repeat the points made by our colleagues. HANYS wishes to make it eminently clear, however, that HANYS fully endorses and supports the hospital community’s proposals as described in GNYHA’s an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Medical Association
سال: 1909
ISSN: 0002-9955
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1909.02540330058012