Confirmation Bias In Medical Malpractice Cases
September 4, 2014
Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias in which we favor information that confirms our previously held beliefs or biases, ignore contrary information, and which impacts not only how we gather information but also influences how we interpret and recall information. Because we tend to seek[...]
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Statistics Regarding Neurosurgical Medical Malpractice Claims
September 7, 2011
In a recent review of data from a large national medical malpractice insurance company regarding closed neurosurgical medical malpractice claims made between January 1, 2004 and June 30, 2009, the researchers randomly selected and reviewed 90 cases. The plaintiffs in the 90 cases reviewed involved 5[...]
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