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Long Term Care Community Coalition’s June 21, 2024 Report Findings

September 16, 2024

Of the 14,858 nursing homes in the United States, 3,660 are problem facilities (Special Focus Facilities , SFF candidates (nursing homes determined by CMS to have a history of serious quality issues or are included in a special program to stimulate improvements in their quality of care), One-St[...]

Medical Malpractice Statistics For The United States – 2024

August 24, 2024

Medical malpractice is the third most common cause of death in the United States, with medical errors accounting for 251,000 deaths annually (that is, 9.5% of all deaths in the United States annually). If you are over age 65, you are 12% more likely to be the victim of medical malpractice. Medical m[...]

Large Medical Malpractice Verdicts Are Trending Upwards

May 19, 2024

It has been reported that from 2012 to 2022, medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States ranged from 34 in 2013 to 52 in 2022. And in 2023, there were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States, with just over one-half in the amount [&hel[...]

$2.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Settlement For Aortic Rupture Leading To Death

April 14, 2024

In September 2023, a Massachusetts medical malpractice wrongful death claim was settled for $2.5 million. The plaintiff had alleged that a hospital radiologist reported as normal an abnormal CT scan that showed a hematoma around the patient’s aorta. As a result of the radiologist’s wrong[...]

Largest Medical Malpractice Verdicts In The United States In 2023

February 25, 2024

Due to the complex nature of legal proceedings and ongoing appeals, definitive information about the largest medical malpractice verdicts in 2023 might not be readily available or finalized. However, based on current reports, there were several high-profile cases with significant awards: Largest Rep[...]

U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics By State

February 6, 2024

Forbes Advisor recently reported on its anaylsis of the medical malpractice experiences of all 50 U.S. states and found that nationally, the U.S. pays out over $184 billion for medical malpractice cases, and that medical malpractice payments are approximately $552 per capita in the United States. Wi[...]

Medical Malpractice Reports By State 2022

October 8, 2023

Becker’s ASC Review reported the following medical malpractice report statistics by U.S. state for 2022 through the first three months of 2023 based on data from the National Practitioner Data Bank: Source National Practitioners Data Bank The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a web-bas[...]

Percutaneous Coronary And Peripheral Intervention Medical Malpractice Statistics

July 31, 2023

Percutaneous Coronary And Peripheral Intervention Statistics: A recent study of medical malpractice claims involving percutaneous coronary and peripheral intervention analyzed 89 such cases and found that procedural errors and complications were the most common allegations; vessel perforation was th[...]

New York City Medical Malpractice Statistics For Fiscal Year 2022

July 19, 2023

New York City Medical Malpractice Statistics For Fiscal Year 2022: In FY 2022, 12,188 claims and lawsuits against New York City were resolved for $1.5 billion, the highest amount in the City’s history. For the last 10 fiscal years, the City has paid on average approximately $1 billion per fiscal y[...]

New Hampshire Department Of Justice Calls For Greater Transparency For Board Of Medicine

July 17, 2023

Calls For Greater Transparency For Board Of Medicine: The New Hampshire Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reviewed the practices and procedures of the New Hampshire Board of Medicine (“BOM”) during the two-plus decade period from approximately 1994 through 2019 (the “Review[...]

Study Finds Nursing Home Falls And Pressure Ulcers Underreported

July 12, 2023

Nursing Home Falls And Pressure Ulcers Underreported: A study published on May 23, 2023 in JAMA Network entitled “Underreporting of Quality Measures and Associated Facility Characteristics and Racial Disparities in US Nursing Home Ratings” investigated what extent are nursing home charac[...]

AMA Report On Medical Malpractice Statistics In The United States For 2020-2022

July 4, 2023

AMA Report On Medical Malpractice Statistics: Sixty five percent of medical malpractice claims that closed between 2016 and 2018 were dropped, dismissed or withdrawn, and out of the 6 percent of claims that were decided by a trial verdict, 89 percent were won by the defendant. After being similar in[...]

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