Rate of paid malpractice claims plummeted by 56% between 1992 and 2014, while the average payout increased modest.
JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Mar 27; [Epub ahead of print].
Rates and characteristics of paid malpractice claims among US physicians by specialty, 1992–2014.
This retrospective study of a claims database found that medical malpractice claims declined significantly between 1992 and 2014, but mean payment amounts increased at the same time. Diagnostic error was the overall most common reason for a claim, affirming the importance of improving diagnosis.
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