Here are the five best ways to discourage lawsuits, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Most Doctors Get Sued.
• Cases should be prescreened for merit by medical panels before they can proceed — 81 percent
• Place caps on noneconomic damages — 62 percent
• Cases should be tried before health courts — 48 percent
• Lawyers should be banned from taking cases "on contingency" — 37 percent
• Physicians should stop making medical errors — 13 percent