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Study: Only 1 in 5 medical malpractice cases pay
(AP) -- Only 1 in 5 malpractice claims against doctors leads to a settlement or other payout, according to the most comprehensive study of these claims in two decades.
Aug 17, 2011
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Low-professionalism physicians-in-training later draw higher patient complaints: Study
The first study to examine evaluation scores for professionalism and interpersonal communication skills among physicians-in-training and what happens afterward as these doctors begin their practice is reported in JAMA Network ...
Apr 13, 2023
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True cost of medical malpractice
The debates over health care reform may soon become more informed. A new study undertaken by a group of researchers, including Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Professor Amitabh Chandra, provides a detailed snapshot of U.S. medical ...
Aug 23, 2011
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What happens to claim-prone physicians?
Researchers at Stanford University released findings of a study examining what happens to physicians who experience multiple malpractice claims. Where do physicians with poor malpractice liability records go? Where do they ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Diagnostic physicians at increased risk for medical malpractice claims due to communication failures
Because clinical evaluation often depends on diagnostic tests, diagnostic physicians have a responsibility to notify referring clinicians when test results reveal urgent or unexpected findings. According to an article selected ...
Nov 1, 2011
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Paid medical malpractice claims decrease
Using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), a centralized database of paid malpractice claims that was created by Congress in 1986, physicians at Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed the trends in paid medical ...
Mar 27, 2017
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Study points to patient safety risks outside hospital walls
Ever since the Institute of Medicine issued its landmark report "To Err Is Human" in 1999, significant attention has been paid to improving patient safety in hospitals nationwide.
Jun 14, 2011
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One in seven medical diagnoses incorrect
The estimated 140,000 diagnostic errors made in Australia every year could be prevented by implementing key strategies, according to a perspective paper by a University of Queensland researcher.
Sep 21, 2020
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E-records linked to fewer malpractice claims
(HealthDay News) -- Malpractice claims dipped dramatically among Massachusetts physicians after they began using electronic medical records, according to new research, although it's not clear whether the record-keeping was ...
Jun 26, 2012
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Spending more on patients lowers doctors' malpractice risk, study finds
Physicians who spend more money and resources conducting tests and procedures for patients are less likely to be sued for malpractice, according to a new study that indicates "defensive medicine" may work.
Nov 4, 2015
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