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. 2005 Aug 20;331(7514):448–451. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7514.448

Table 1.

Judicial process and conciliation-arbitration for resolving medical malpractice

Characteristic Judicial process Conciliation-arbitration
Willingness of both sides No Yes
Financial costs High Low
Time of resolution Years Months
Impartiality Fair Yes
Confidentiality No Yes
Feuds Yes No
Peer reviewed No Yes
Generates defensive medicine Yes No
Solves as adjudged matter Yes Yes
Judicial procedure Heterocompositive Autocompositive