2026 Medscape Physicians And Malpractice Report
September 27, 2026
The 2026 Medscape Physicians and Malpractice Report, published on September 22, 2026, reported that one-third of all physicians in the United States have been a sole or co-defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit, according to Medscape’s latest survey of physicians across more than 29 specia[...]
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Most Common Medical Malpractice Inquiries
July 13, 2026
The most common medical malpractice topics searched on Google focus on misdiagnosis, surgical errors, and medication mistakes. The most searched and filed medical malpractice categories break down into distinct areas of concern: 1. Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis This is the most highly searched [...]
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AMA Releases Two Reports Regarding Medical Malpractice
April 29, 2026
According to a press release from the American Medical Association on April 27, 2026: “New research studies from the American Medical Association (AMA) reveal that many physicians face a significant risk of being sued during their careers. The ever-present risk of lawsuits—even when no error[...]
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High Death Rates For Dialysis Centers In The United States
December 6, 2025
An investigation by a CBS News Data Team found that death rates for kidney dialysis patients in the United States are among the highest in the industrialized world: one-third of the nation’s dialysis centers have failed to meet federal performance standards. Texas, which has the highest number[...]
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Survey Of Patient Safety In Oregon
November 3, 2025
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission (OPSC), a non-regulatory, semi-independent state agency that supports healthcare facilities and providers in improving patient safety in Oregon, partnered with a local research firm in early 2025 to conduct a statewide survey to learn more about how medical harm [...]
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NPDB Public Use Data File
October 5, 2025
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a tool used in efforts to protect patients from incompetent, unprofessional, and often dangerous health care practitioners. Since its creation in 1986, the NPDB collects reports on medical malpractice payments, certain medical review actions, and sanctio[...]
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Diagnostic Errors In Office-Based Medical Practices
September 26, 2025
Coverys, a national leader in medical professional liability insurance, published a white paper in August 2025 entitled “Hidden In Plain Sight Exposing The Drivers Of Diagnostic Error,” the second in a three-part series, that investigated diagnostic errors or omissions during office-base[...]
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Study: Staffing Problems Are Leading To Physician Burnout
July 16, 2025
A research letter published on May 14, 2025 in JAMA Internal Medicine entitled “Incomplete Team Staffing, Burnout, and Work Intentions Among US Physicians” reported on the results of a survey conducted from December 13, 2022 to March 31, 2025 of 970 physicians (53.1% men and 43.4% women)[...]
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Why Won’t My Doctor Listen To Me?
February 17, 2025
As an experiment, we used AI to ask the question “Why Won’t My Doctor Listen To Me?” and the following is the response we received. A doctor might not seem to be listening to you for a variety of reasons, including time constraints, communication style differences, not fully u[...]
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