Surgery Malpractice Statistics
February 21, 2022
A report dated February 2022 by Coverys entitled “Surgery Risks: Through the Lens of Malpractice Claims” stated: “Each year in the United States, more than 48 million surgical inpatient procedures are performed and more than 35.8 million outpatient surgical procedures occur. The av[...]
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Adverse Events In Nursing Homes
February 20, 2022
The term “adverse event” describes harm to a patient or resident as a result of medical care. An adverse event indicates harm to the patient as a result of medical care, including the failure to provide needed care. Adverse events include medical errors but they may also include more general sub[...]
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Maryland Board Of Physicians Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2020
February 10, 2022
The Maryland Board of Physicians (Board) reported for Fiscal Year 2020 that 864 new complaints were investigated for physicians, allied health practitioners, and unlicensed individuals. The three most common grounds for complaints were: ● Disciplinary Ground §14-404(a)(3)(ii) – guilty of un[...]
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Medscape Malpractice Report 2021
January 9, 2022
The Medscape Malpractice Report 2021 was released on November 19, 2021. The researchers surveyed 4,358 doctors across 29 specialties online from May 21, 2021 through August 28, 2021 and found that overall, physicians in the United States experienced a decrease in medical malpractice suits during the[...]
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Five Examples Of Serious Medical Malpractice In Arizona Prisons
December 20, 2021
An ongoing lawsuit filed in the United States District Court District of Arizona cites many examples of serious and deadly medical malpractice events that have occurred in Arizona prisons. Lung Cancer A 69-year-old man died from metastatic lung cancer that first went undetected and then was ignored [...]
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Neurosurgeon Malpractice Claims Statistics
October 3, 2021
The Doctors Company, which is the largest physician-owed medical malpractice insurer in the United States, conducted an analysis in February 2021 of medical malpractice claims against neurosurgeons that closed between 2014 and 2019, which included 302 claims and lawsuits. The purpose of its analysis[...]
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The Truth About Medical Malpractice Verdicts
June 22, 2021
A new Cato Institute book, Medical Malpractice Litigation, written by six top medical malpractice researchers, examines data about, among other things, jury verdicts and insurance payouts. The authors found that the medical malpractice insurance industry campaigns that focused on jury verdicts are [...]
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