Rates and Characteristics of Paid Malpractice Claims Among US Physicians by Specialty, 1992-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although physician concerns about medical malpractice are substantial, national data are lacking on the rate of claims paid on behalf of US physicians by specialty.

Objective

To characterize paid malpractice claims by specialty.

Design, setting, and participants

A comprehensive analysis was conducted of all paid malpractice claims, with linkage to physician specialty, from the National Practitioner Data Bank from January 1, 1992, to December 31, 2014, a period including an estimated 19.9 million physician-years. All dollar amounts were inflation adjusted to 2014 dollars using the Consumer Price Index. The dates on which this analysis was performed were from May 1, 2015, to February 20, 2016, and from October 25 to December 16, 2016.

Main outcomes and mea

SUBMITTER: Schaffer AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470361 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature