Nature of Medical Malpractice Claims Against Radiation Oncologists.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine characteristics of medical malpractice claims involving radiation oncologists closed during a 10-year period.

Methods and materials

Malpractice claims filed against radiation oncologists from 2003 to 2012 collected by a nationwide liability insurance trade association were analyzed. Outcomes included the nature of claims and indemnity payments, including associated presenting diagnoses, procedures, alleged medical errors, and injury severity. We compared the likelihood of a claim resulting in payment in relation to injury severity categories (death as referent) using binomial logistic regression.

Results

There were 362 closed claims involving radiation oncology, 102 (28%) of which were paid, resulting in $38 million in indemnity payments. The most c

SUBMITTER: Marshall D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5463541 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature