TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical malpractice claims in the United States
AU - Jiam, Nicole T.in Lok
AU - Cooper, Michol A.
AU - Lyu, Heather G.
AU - Hirose, Kenzo
AU - Makary, Martin A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 American Society for Healthcare Risk Management of the American Hospital Association.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Despite ongoing reform, there is still significant physician concern regarding the impact of medical claims on their practices. It is important that physicians and healthcare risk management professionals have a good understanding of the outcomes of medical malpractice to participate in its restructuring as needed and to prevent potentially harmful practices. In our study, we reviewed National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) paid malpractice claim reports from September 1, 1990, through July 30, 2011, and identified the 10 most common surgery-related allegations against physicians, excluding those listed as unspecified. Data were collected on the number of claims, the cost of the claims, and physician and patient characteristics.
AB - Despite ongoing reform, there is still significant physician concern regarding the impact of medical claims on their practices. It is important that physicians and healthcare risk management professionals have a good understanding of the outcomes of medical malpractice to participate in its restructuring as needed and to prevent potentially harmful practices. In our study, we reviewed National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) paid malpractice claim reports from September 1, 1990, through July 30, 2011, and identified the 10 most common surgery-related allegations against physicians, excluding those listed as unspecified. Data were collected on the number of claims, the cost of the claims, and physician and patient characteristics.
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U2 - 10.1002/jhrm.21140
DO - 10.1002/jhrm.21140
M3 - Article
C2 - 24756827
AN - SCOPUS:84940986492
SN - 1074-4797
VL - 33
SP - 29
EP - 34
JO - Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
JF - Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
IS - 4
ER -