NPDB Archives - Medical Malpractice Lawyers

1.8% Of Doctors Responsible For More Than Half Of Medical Malpractice Payouts In The U.S.

January 24, 2021

CBS News recently reported that “1.8 percent of doctors are responsible for more than half of all malpractice payouts. Of that small group, “Only 1 in 7 have had action taken against them by any state [medical board].”” Source That calculation was performed by Robert E. Oshel[...]

Public Citizen Files Lawsuit Seeking To Close Medical Malpractice Corporate Shield Loophole

August 5, 2016

Public Citizen, which self-describes as “serv[ing] as the people’s voice in the nation’s capital,” filed a federal lawsuit on July 26, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requesting that the court compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and [...]

When Are Medical Malpractice Payments Required To Be Reported To The NPDB?

October 13, 2013

The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) is a confidential information clearinghouse created by Congress with the primary goals of improving health care quality, protecting the public, and reducing health care fraud and abuse in the U.S. The NPDB is primarily an alert or flagging sy[...]

New Oregon Medical Malpractice Mediation Law May Hurt The Public

October 12, 2013

An Oregon medical malpractice reform initiative signed into law during March 2013 by the Governor of Oregon might end up harming the public throughout the United States by permitting bad doctors to hide their past medical mistakes. SB 483 allows negligent doctors and their injured patients�[...]

NPDB Medical Malpractice Payments Statistics For 2001 – 2011

June 1, 2012

The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) has published the official medical malpractice payments statistics for the U.S. for 2001 through 2011. The statistics are for medical malpractice payments made on behalf of “physicians,” which include medical doctors (MDs), physi[...]

What The U.S. Government Doesn’t Want You To Know About Medical Malpractice Claims

October 9, 2011

The free gathering and dissemination of information that is relevant or otherwise of interest to the general public, whether popular or not-so-flattering, has always been an important right in the United States. When our federal government has attempted to limit or control access to relevant an[...]

Reporting Medical Malpractice Payments To The NPDB

September 10, 2011

The stated reasons behind the law that created the National Practitioner Data Bank were the increasing incidents of medical malpractice litigation and the need to improve the quality of medical care that became a national problem that required greater efforts than could be undertaken by the indivi[...]

Are “Bad” Doctors Responsible For Causing More Medical Malpractice?

September 9, 2011

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions is responsible for receiving reports of medical malpractice payments and adverse actions against medical providers in the United States. It maintains the National Practitioner[...]

Recent Trends In Paid Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States

June 16, 2011

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a national clearinghouse created by the U.S. Congress that receives and discloses reports on all licensure actions taken against health care practitioners and organizations and all negative actions or findings concluded against health care organizations.[...]

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