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Medscape Medical Malpractice Report 2017 (Physicians Survey Results)

November 17, 2017

The “Medscape Malpractice Report 2017” that was made public on November 15, 2017 involved a ten-minute online survey of 4,137 physicians representing more than twenty five medical specialties who met the survey’s screening criteria and who completed the survey between August 25 and[...]

21% Of Americans Have Had Personal Experience With Medical Errors

November 3, 2017

The results of a survey that was released on September 28, 2017 found that 21% of adults in the United States report having personally experienced a medical error. The national survey conducted by the IHI/NPSF Lucian Leape Institute and NORC at the University of Chicago (“NORC”) found th[...]

Survey Of Physicians Finds They Believe Unnecessary Medical Care Driven By Medical Malpractice Concerns

September 10, 2017

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine surveyed physicians between January 22, 2014 and March 8, 2014, and on September 6, 2017 published their findings from the responses from 2,106 physicians. The researchers found that those physicians believe that unnecessary medical trea[...]

Saudi Arabia Medical Malpractice Complaints Rose By 37% In Five Years

July 3, 2017

A Saudi Arabian newspaper recently reported that the number of medical malpractice complaints filed in Saudi Arabia against medical practitioners by patients and their relatives increased by 37%, from 2,002 in 2011 to 3,178 in 2016. The Saudi Arabia legal health committees that handle medical malpra[...]

Why Can’t I Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer To Take My Case?

April 7, 2017

An increasing number of medical malpractice victims throughout the United States are finding it increasingly more difficult to find medical malpractice lawyers in their state who are willing to represent them in a medical malpractice claim. Why is this so, and what can these medical malpractice vict[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims Paid On Behalf Of U.S. Physicians Declined By 55.7%

March 30, 2017

A study published online on March 27, 2017 in the respected medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that medical malpractice claims paid on behalf of physicians in the United States fell by 55.7% from 1992 to 2014. However, the mean compensation amounts paid for physician medical malpractice cl[...]

U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics: 2005 To 2015

December 25, 2016

The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) has published medical malpractice statistics for the United States for the period from 2005 to 2015. During the ten-year period, when the population of the United States was 321,986,783, there were 148,909 medical malpractice payments and 409[...]

Two Recent Studies Show Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms Have No Impact On Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums

December 5, 2016

Two studies published in late November 2016 by the Americans for Insurance Reform, a coalition of nearly 100 consumer and public interest groups representing more than 50 million people, concluded: “Severe rates hikes experienced by doctors during the three past insurance crises were not the r[...]

This Is Our 2,000th Consecutive Daily Blog Post

August 11, 2016

It is with great pride and satisfaction that we post our 2,000th consecutive daily blog today. While our accomplishment is a major milestone in our mission to assist victims of medical malpractice gain knowledge and assistance in achieving fairness and justice for the harms they suffered, it is s[...]

Total Medical Malpractice Payouts In U.S. Increased In 2015 For Third Consecutive Year

August 4, 2016

It has been reported that the total medical malpractice payouts in the United States reached $3.95 billion in 2015, which was an increase of 1.68% from 2014. The Northeast region of the United States accounted for 45.93% of all medical malpractice payouts in the United States in 2015, which was an i[...]

Best (And Worst) U.S. States For Physicians In 2016

April 6, 2016

A recent analysis ranks the 50 U. S. states and the District of Columbia with regard to their working environments for physicians. Although the analysis was not undertaken by a well-known research group and is not peer reviewed, it does shed light on which U.S. states are the best, and which are th[...]

Communication Failures In Medical Malpractice Cases

February 5, 2016

A recent report regarding communication failures that contribute to medical malpractice claims found that a communication failure was a factor in 7,149 (30%) of the 23,685 medical malpractice cases filed in the United States from 2009 to 2013, representing $1.7 billion in incurred losses. Of the 7,1[...]

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